[11] CAN I GET A LIST OF TERMS USED OR AN SDF GLOSSARY?

    Additional recommended sources:  Try 'dict word' and also 'jargon'

    This is not a comprehensive list of terms used, but it should be
    enough to get you started if you are a complete neophyte.  Keep in
    mind this is not a dictionary, but a 'glossary' describing how
    words are used in the scope of the SDF Public Access UNIX System.

    ACCESS   Your membership level, permission settings for a file or
             your ability to use one or more of SDF's features.

    ARPA     (aka Advanced Research Projects Agency) A lifetime member
             of the SDF Public Access UNIX System.  A permanent member
             who has paid a $36 initiation fee and has voting privileges.

    BBOARD   The SDF (electronic) Bulletin Board.  Think of it as a
             corkboard at a community center where members post notes
             with thumb tacks.  All system notices are posted on the
             ANNOUNCE bboard.

    COM      (aka 'COM MODE') An online communication forum where SDF users
             can interact with each other in real time.

    DBA      DataBase Administrator membership.

    DISK     Your personal data storage and the 60+ disk drives that make
             up all SDF data storage.  Try 'disk' or 'quota' for more info.

    DNS      Domain Name System.  This is a method (and network protocol)
             which allows Domain Name information to propogate throughout
             the INTERNET.  It is important to note that DNS does not
             provide services such as SMTP (mail), HTTP (web) nor any other
             service other than announcing WHERE services can be found.

    EMAIL    Electronic MAIL.  This can be accessed from the shell using
             a number of programs (elm, mutt, mailx, mm ..).  Your mail is
             stored in the file:  /mail/$LOGNAME

    FTP      File Transfer Protocol.  Allows you to send and receive
             files from a HOST.

    HOST     A computer which provides services to users.  To connect to
             SDF, please use 'tty.freeshell.org' as your HOST.

    MDNS     (Meta DNS) A membership for Dynamic DNS which can be used
             to point your IP address to $LOGNAME.mdns.org or with your
             own domain using the DNS membership.  (sdf-eu.org uses
             zdns.org (Zeta DNS)).

    MetaARPA (Above ARPA) A membership with annual dues of $36.  This
             membership is considered to be 'trusted' and is mostly
             made up of people who care about SDF very much.  In exchange
             for their dues, they have access to tools and features that
             could be abused by people who do not care about SDF.

    POINTER  A membership for VHOST members who wish to point an additional
             domain to their VHOST membership space.

    POP3     Post Office Protocol Version 3.  A protocol that allows an SDF
             member to transfer their mail from SDF to their computer.  Also
             see VPM and IMAP.

    TELNET   Telephone Network.  TELNET is a protol which allows you to
             run a terminal session on a remote computer.  This can become
             convoluded easily by running a remote TELNET client to open
             a session on another remote host to open another remote TELNET
             session to your local computer.  (See the TELNET song by Guy
             L. Steele for more info).  Basically, TELNET is a protocol for
             remote ACCESS to a (HOST) computer.

    URL      Uniform Resource Locator.  Mainly used to express a 'web site
             address', is also used to express protocol.  Ex:

                gopher://sdf.org     SDF's Gopher Address
                  http://sdf.org     SDF's WWW Address
                   ftp://sdf.org     SDF's FTP address
                telnet://sdf.org     SDF's TELNET address

             URL on SDF mainly refers to the 'vanity URL' that you assign
             to your 'website'.  You do this via the 'mkhomepg -a' command.

    VHOST    A Virtual HOST.  A membership that allows an ARPA member to
             Virtually HOST a domain name on SDF particularly for the
             purpose of serving webpages and receiving EMAIL.  VHOST includes
             the DBA, VPM and DNS memberships.

    VPM      Virtual POP3 Mail. A membership that allows an ARPA member to
             manage mail files for his/her domain name or an SDF vanity URL.

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