Online services

Online services

Any business that provides its subscribers with a wide variety of data transmitted over telecommunications lines, an infrastructure in which they can communicate with one another as well as the means to connect with an almost unlimited number of third-party information providers.

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attachment

Software; Email

A computer file sent along with an email message. E-mail programs make it easy to attach a file of any type and attachments are widely used to transfer photos, documents, music ...

authentication

Software; Email

An automated process that verifies an email sender's identity.

AOL

Software; Email

America Online.

click-through & click-through tracking

Software; Email

When a hotlink is included in an email, a click-through occurs when a recipient clicks on the link. Click-through tracking refers to the data collected about each click-through ...

Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act of 2003 (CAN-SPAM)

Software; Email

Popular name for the U.S. law regulating commercial email.

Gmail

Software; Email

A free email service offered by Google, giving users 1GB of storage space, email search and conversation threading. Gmail also uses technology to add advertisements next to ...

IP address

Software; Email

A unique number assigned to each device connected to the Internet. An IP address can be dynamic, meaning it changes each time an email message or campaign goes out, or it can be ...