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diff --git a/tde-i18n-en_GB/docs/tdepim/knode/gloss.docbook b/tde-i18n-en_GB/docs/tdepim/knode/gloss.docbook index 32628779b1f..ced5789ab35 100644 --- a/tde-i18n-en_GB/docs/tdepim/knode/gloss.docbook +++ b/tde-i18n-en_GB/docs/tdepim/knode/gloss.docbook @@ -1,425 +1,205 @@ <glossary id="glossary"> -<title ->Glossary</title> +<title>Glossary</title> <glossdiv> -<title ->A</title -> -<glossentry id="gloss-article" -> -<glossterm ->Article</glossterm -> -<glossdef -> -<para ->An <glossterm ->article</glossterm -> in the sense of newspapers: special <glossterm ->articles</glossterm -> are, for example, followups; replies are not <glossterm ->articles</glossterm -> but Email.</para> -</glossdef -> -</glossentry -> +<title>A</title> +<glossentry id="gloss-article"> +<glossterm>Article</glossterm> +<glossdef> +<para>An <glossterm>article</glossterm> in the sense of newspapers: special <glossterm>articles</glossterm> are, for example, followups; replies are not <glossterm>articles</glossterm> but Email.</para> +</glossdef> +</glossentry> </glossdiv> -<glossdiv -> -<title ->C</title -> +<glossdiv> +<title>C</title> <glossentry id="gloss-cancel"> -<glossterm ->Cancelling</glossterm> +<glossterm>Cancelling</glossterm> <glossdef> -<para ->To delete one of your articles from the newsserver: the newsreader generates a special control message to tell the server to delete this article.</para> +<para>To delete one of your articles from the newsserver: the newsreader generates a special control message to tell the server to delete this article.</para> </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gloss-crossposting"> -<glossterm ->Crossposting</glossterm -> +<glossterm>Crossposting</glossterm> <glossdef> -<para ->The posting of an article in several newsgroups; this is very often disliked, because it disturbs the topic-oriented association of the newsgroups.</para> -</glossdef -> -</glossentry -> -</glossdiv -> - -<glossdiv -> -<title ->E</title> +<para>The posting of an article in several newsgroups; this is very often disliked, because it disturbs the topic-oriented association of the newsgroups.</para> +</glossdef> +</glossentry> +</glossdiv> + +<glossdiv> +<title>E</title> <glossentry id="gloss-expire"> -<glossterm ->Expire</glossterm -> -<glossdef -> -<para -><glossterm ->Articles</glossterm -> can not be held for eternity because of harddisk limits. Because of this there is usually a program called <application ->expire</application -> on most computer systems; this program deletes all articles which are older than a configured number of days. &knode; includes this functionality on its own.</para> -</glossdef -> -</glossentry -> -</glossdiv -> - -<glossdiv -> -<title ->F</title -> +<glossterm>Expire</glossterm> +<glossdef> +<para><glossterm>Articles</glossterm> can not be held for eternity because of harddisk limits. Because of this there is usually a program called <application>expire</application> on most computer systems; this program deletes all articles which are older than a configured number of days. &knode; includes this functionality on its own.</para> +</glossdef> +</glossentry> +</glossdiv> + +<glossdiv> +<title>F</title> <glossentry id="gloss-faq"> -<glossterm -><acronym ->FAQ</acronym -></glossterm -> +<glossterm><acronym>FAQ</acronym></glossterm> <glossdef> -<para -><acronym ->FAQ</acronym -> is the acronym for <quote ->Frequently Asked Questions</quote ->.</para> -</glossdef -> -</glossentry -> +<para><acronym>FAQ</acronym> is the acronym for <quote>Frequently Asked Questions</quote>.</para> +</glossdef> +</glossentry> <glossentry id="gloss-follow-up"> -<glossterm ->Followup</glossterm> -<glossdef -> -<para ->An <glossterm ->article</glossterm -> which is written as an answer to another <glossterm ->article</glossterm ->.</para> -</glossdef -> -</glossentry -> -</glossdiv -> - -<glossdiv -> -<title ->G</title -> +<glossterm>Followup</glossterm> +<glossdef> +<para>An <glossterm>article</glossterm> which is written as an answer to another <glossterm>article</glossterm>.</para> +</glossdef> +</glossentry> +</glossdiv> + +<glossdiv> +<title>G</title> <glossentry id="gloss-gknsa"> -<glossterm -><acronym ->GNKSA</acronym -></glossterm> +<glossterm><acronym>GNKSA</acronym></glossterm> <glossdef> -<para -><acronym ->GNKSA</acronym -> is a kind of seal-of-approval for newsreaders; you can get more information at <ulink url="http://www.gnksa.org" ->http://www.gnksa.org</ulink ->.</para> -</glossdef -> -</glossentry -> +<para><acronym>GNKSA</acronym> is a kind of seal-of-approval for newsreaders; you can get more information at <ulink url="http://www.gnksa.org">http://www.gnksa.org</ulink>.</para> +</glossdef> +</glossentry> </glossdiv> -<glossdiv -> -<title ->H</title -> +<glossdiv> +<title>H</title> <glossentry id="gloss-header"> -<glossterm ->Header</glossterm> +<glossterm>Header</glossterm> <glossdef> -<para ->The Header of an <glossterm ->article</glossterm -> contains information about the sender, the subject, and the newsgroup of the article.</para> -</glossdef -> -</glossentry -> -</glossdiv -> - -<glossdiv -> -<title ->K</title -> +<para>The Header of an <glossterm>article</glossterm> contains information about the sender, the subject, and the newsgroup of the article.</para> +</glossdef> +</glossentry> +</glossdiv> + +<glossdiv> +<title>K</title> <glossentry id="gloss-killfile"> -<glossterm ->Killfile</glossterm -> -<glossdef -> -<para ->This is a functionality of a newsreader to hide <glossterm ->articles</glossterm -> of a determined sender or with certain contents.</para> -</glossdef -> -</glossentry -> -</glossdiv -> - -<glossdiv -> -<title ->M</title -> +<glossterm>Killfile</glossterm> +<glossdef> +<para>This is a functionality of a newsreader to hide <glossterm>articles</glossterm> of a determined sender or with certain contents.</para> +</glossdef> +</glossentry> +</glossdiv> + +<glossdiv> +<title>M</title> <glossentry id="gloss-message-id"> -<glossterm ->Message-ID</glossterm -> -<glossdef -> - -<para ->The <glossterm ->Message-ID</glossterm -> of an article is a clear mark for the newsserver to identify the article. A <glossterm ->Message-ID</glossterm -> should not be used twice in the whole usenet for about 2 years; wrong or double <glossterm ->Message-IDs</glossterm -> could cause problems when forwarding them and could overwrite other articles.</para> -</glossdef -> +<glossterm>Message-ID</glossterm> +<glossdef> + +<para>The <glossterm>Message-ID</glossterm> of an article is a clear mark for the newsserver to identify the article. A <glossterm>Message-ID</glossterm> should not be used twice in the whole usenet for about 2 years; wrong or double <glossterm>Message-IDs</glossterm> could cause problems when forwarding them and could overwrite other articles.</para> +</glossdef> </glossentry> -</glossdiv -> - -<glossdiv -> -<title ->N</title -> +</glossdiv> + +<glossdiv> +<title>N</title> <glossentry id="gloss-newbie"> -<glossterm ->Newbie</glossterm -> -<glossdef -> -<para ->Somebody who is new somewhere, in relationship to usenet: somebody who is new to the newsgroup, or new to usenet in general.</para> -</glossdef -> -</glossentry -> +<glossterm>Newbie</glossterm> +<glossdef> +<para>Somebody who is new somewhere, in relationship to usenet: somebody who is new to the newsgroup, or new to usenet in general.</para> +</glossdef> +</glossentry> <glossentry id="gloss-newsgroup"> -<glossterm ->Newsgroup</glossterm -> -<glossdef -> -<para ->A kind-of bulletin board in the usenet about a special topic or a group of topics. This is where you post your <glossterm ->articles</glossterm ->.</para> -</glossdef -> -</glossentry -> - -<glossentry id="gloss-newsreader" -> -<glossterm ->Newsreader</glossterm -> -<glossdef -> -<para ->A program for reading and writing <glossterm ->news</glossterm ->.</para -> -</glossdef -> -</glossentry -> - -<glossentry id="gloss-nntp" -> <glossterm> -<acronym -><acronym ->NNTP</acronym -></acronym -> -</glossterm -> +<glossterm>Newsgroup</glossterm> +<glossdef> +<para>A kind-of bulletin board in the usenet about a special topic or a group of topics. This is where you post your <glossterm>articles</glossterm>.</para> +</glossdef> +</glossentry> + +<glossentry id="gloss-newsreader"> +<glossterm>Newsreader</glossterm> +<glossdef> +<para>A program for reading and writing <glossterm>news</glossterm>.</para> +</glossdef> +</glossentry> + +<glossentry id="gloss-nntp"> <glossterm> +<acronym><acronym>NNTP</acronym></acronym> +</glossterm> <glossdef> -<para ->Network News Transport Protocol; this is the protocol which defines how the articles in the usenet are spread.</para> -</glossdef -> -</glossentry -> -</glossdiv -> - -<glossdiv -> -<title ->P</title -> +<para>Network News Transport Protocol; this is the protocol which defines how the articles in the usenet are spread.</para> +</glossdef> +</glossentry> +</glossdiv> + +<glossdiv> +<title>P</title> <glossentry id="gloss-port"> -<glossterm ->Port</glossterm> -<glossdef -> -<para ->A kind-of address for the application to listen for data on and for connecting to another computer; the standard-port for the connection between the newsreader and the newsserver is 119.</para> -</glossdef -> -</glossentry -> +<glossterm>Port</glossterm> +<glossdef> +<para>A kind-of address for the application to listen for data on and for connecting to another computer; the standard-port for the connection between the newsreader and the newsserver is 119.</para> +</glossdef> +</glossentry> <glossentry id="gloss-pgp-signature"> -<glossterm ->PGP-Signature</glossterm -> +<glossterm>PGP-Signature</glossterm> <glossdef> -<para ->A digital signature; you can use it to determine whether the document has been changed since it was signed or if it is the original text from the author.</para> -</glossdef -> -</glossentry -> +<para>A digital signature; you can use it to determine whether the document has been changed since it was signed or if it is the original text from the author.</para> +</glossdef> +</glossentry> <glossentry id="gloss-posting"> -<glossterm ->Posting</glossterm -> -<glossdef -> -<para ->Either an <glossterm ->article</glossterm -> which is sent to usenet or the act of sending itself; you are <quote ->posting</quote -> an <glossterm ->article</glossterm -> into a newsgroup.</para> -</glossdef -> -</glossentry -> -</glossdiv -> - -<glossdiv -> -<title ->Q</title -> +<glossterm>Posting</glossterm> +<glossdef> +<para>Either an <glossterm>article</glossterm> which is sent to usenet or the act of sending itself; you are <quote>posting</quote> an <glossterm>article</glossterm> into a newsgroup.</para> +</glossdef> +</glossentry> +</glossdiv> + +<glossdiv> +<title>Q</title> <glossentry id="gloss-quoting"> -<glossterm ->Quoting</glossterm -> -<glossdef -> -<para ->This is the act of citing of an article to which you are answering: you quote the original <glossterm ->article</glossterm -> to make clear which passages of text your answer refers to.</para> -</glossdef -> -</glossentry -> -</glossdiv -> - -<glossdiv -> -<title ->R</title -> +<glossterm>Quoting</glossterm> +<glossdef> +<para>This is the act of citing of an article to which you are answering: you quote the original <glossterm>article</glossterm> to make clear which passages of text your answer refers to.</para> +</glossdef> +</glossentry> +</glossdiv> + +<glossdiv> +<title>R</title> <glossentry id="gloss-reply"> -<glossterm ->Reply</glossterm -> -<glossdef -> -<para ->A <glossterm ->reply</glossterm -> is an answer to the author of an article by e-mail.</para> -</glossdef -> -</glossentry -> -</glossdiv -> - -<glossdiv -> -<title ->S</title -> +<glossterm>Reply</glossterm> +<glossdef> +<para>A <glossterm>reply</glossterm> is an answer to the author of an article by e-mail.</para> +</glossdef> +</glossentry> +</glossdiv> + +<glossdiv> +<title>S</title> <glossentry id="gloss-scoring"> -<glossterm ->Scoring</glossterm> +<glossterm>Scoring</glossterm> <glossdef> -<para ->This is the valuation of an article or a thread.</para> +<para>This is the valuation of an article or a thread.</para> </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gloss-signature"> -<glossterm ->Signature</glossterm> +<glossterm>Signature</glossterm> <glossdef> -<para ->A <glossterm ->signature</glossterm -> is a personal sign of the author which is attached at the end of the normal contents of the article; it is like a visiting card — very often there are e-mail addresses, a homepage <acronym ->URL</acronym -> or other personal data. The <glossterm ->signature</glossterm -> should not be longer than 4 lines. Note that the <glossterm ->signature</glossterm -> should not be mixed up with the <glossterm ->PGP-signature</glossterm ->.</para> +<para>A <glossterm>signature</glossterm> is a personal sign of the author which is attached at the end of the normal contents of the article; it is like a visiting card — very often there are e-mail addresses, a homepage <acronym>URL</acronym> or other personal data. The <glossterm>signature</glossterm> should not be longer than 4 lines. Note that the <glossterm>signature</glossterm> should not be mixed up with the <glossterm>PGP-signature</glossterm>.</para> </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gloss-supersede"> -<glossterm ->Supersede</glossterm> +<glossterm>Supersede</glossterm> <glossdef> -<para ->This is the overwriting of an existing article: the newsreader generates a special article with a control message in the header which tells the newsserver to overwrite the existing article with this one.</para> +<para>This is the overwriting of an existing article: the newsreader generates a special article with a control message in the header which tells the newsserver to overwrite the existing article with this one.</para> </glossdef> </glossentry> |