Email

Email

Electronic communication using one of the accepted protocols.

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reverse DNS

Software; Email

The process in which an IP address is matched correctly to a domain name, instead of a domain name being matched to an IP address. Reverse DNS is a popular method for catching spammers who use ...

Automated email message-sending capability, such as a welcome message sent to all new subscribers the minute they join a list. May be triggered by joins, unsubscribes, all email sent to a particular ...

bayesian filter

Software; Email

An anti-spam program that evaluates header and content of incoming email messages to determine the probability that it is spam. Bayesian filters assign point values to items that appear frequently in ...

blind carbon copy (BCC)

Software; Email

Refers to the practice of sending a message to multiple recipients in such a way that conceals individual email addresses from the complete list of recipients.

blacklist

Software; Email

A list developed by anyone receiving email, or processing email on its way to the recipient, or interested third-parties, that includes domains or IP addresses of any emailers suspected of sending ...

impression

Software; Email

A single view of one page by a single user, used in calculating advertising rates.

internet service provider (ISP)

Software; Email

A company that offers its customers access to the Internet such as AOL, EarthLink and MSN. The ISP connects to its customers using a data transmission technology appropriate for delivering Internet ...