EncodingThe process used to imprint or inscribe MICR characters on checks, deposits, and other financial instruments.
EncryptionA procedure that renders the contents of a message or file unintelligible to anyone not authorized to read it.
encryption keyA data value that is used to encrypt and decrypt data. The number of bits in the encryption key is a rough measure of the encryption strength; generally…
End UserA person who uses SmarterMail to send and receive mail, or to manage a domain consisting of other end user email accounts.
Enhanced Document AvailabilityA set of Microsoft Exchange features that offers increased access to documents even when the documents are located on an internal network or the software…
envelope journalingEnvelope journaling differs from message-only journaling and Bcc journaling because it permits you to archive transport envelope information (P1 message…
envelope message overheadThere is a small overhead for each journalized message, because the envelope journal message includes a plain text report with the original message…
equipment mailboxAn equipment mailbox is a type of resource mailbox that is assigned to a non-location-specific resource such as a laptop projector, microphone, or company…
Error Code LookupA tool that can help to determine error values from decimal and hexadecimal error codes in Microsoft Windows operating systems.
ESE (Extensible Storage Engine) (fka JET)Formerly known as Joint Engine Technologies (JET), the ESE is a method that defines a very low-level Application Programming Interface (API) to the…
ethical wallA zone of non-communication between distinct departments of a business or organization to prevent conflicts of interest that might result in the…
EudoraPopular email client by Qualcomm available for Windows and Macintosh. Its name was inspired by the short story "Why I live at the P.O." by Eudora Welty.
EUDPD (European Union Data Protection Directive)This directive standardizes the protection of data privacy for citizens throughout the European Union (EU) by providing baseline requirements that all…
eventIn LotusScript, an action or occurrence to which an application responds. That action can be a user-generated one, such as a mouse click; a…
event scriptA script attached to a particular event. Examples in LotusScript are Initialize, Queryopen, and Postopen. When the event occurs, the script runs.
Event ServiceA Windows NT service that is installed by Exchange Server 5.5. This service allows programmers to write programs that use Exchange's Event Handler to…
Event sinkA piece of code that is activated by a defined trigger, such as the reception of a new message.
EXCH50 binary large objectA set of properties, generated and managed by Exchange Server, which is stored with each message and contains metadata about a given message.
Exchange ActiveSyncA Microsoft program that manages synchronization of information, including e-mail, schedules, and application files, between a handheld PC and a desktop…
Exchange Management ConsoleThe Exchange 2007 graphical user interface (GUI) from which administrators can perform tasks to configure and manage Exchange servers.
Exchange Management ShellA command-line interface and associated command-line plug-ins for Exchange Server that enable automation of administrative tasks.
Exchange Organization Administrators roleOne of four Exchange 2007 administrator roles. Members of the Exchange Organization Administrators role have full access to all Exchange properties and…
Exchange Profile UpdateA tool that can be used to update Outlook profiles after mailboxes have been moved across Exchange organizations or administrative groups.
Exchange Recipient Administrators roleOne of four Exchange 2007 administrator roles. Members of the Exchange Recipient Administrators role have permissions to modify any Exchange property on…
Exchange Server 2007 Setup wizardThe wizard for installing Exchange Server 2007. This wizard has a graphical user interface (GUI) that guides an administrator through the installation of…
Exchange Server Administrators roleOne of four Exchange 2007 administrator roles. Members of the Exchange Server Administrators role have access to only local server Exchange configuration…
Exchange Stress and Performance 2003A tool that you can use to simulate a large number of client sessions by concurrently accessing one or more protocol servers.
Exchange View-Only Administrators roleOne of four Exchange 2007 administrator roles. Members of the Exchange View-Only Administrators role have read-only access to the entire Exchange…
Exchange Web ServicesA set of features that provides a programming interface for accessing Microsoft Exchange data through the Client Access server role by using Web services.
Exchange-enabled objectAn object in Active Directory that has one or more Exchange-specific attributes enabled. [Exchange 2003]
EXIPC (fka Epoxy)A queuing layer that allows the Internet Information Server (IIS) and store processes (Inetinfo.exe and Store.
exportData extracted or taken out of one environment or application usually in a prescribed format, and usually for import into another environment or…
extended accelerator keyAdditional accelerator keys, used for bookmarks, action buttons, and window tabs. To view the extended accelerator keys, press and hold down the ALT key.
extended ACLAn optional directory access control feature available for an IBM® Lotus® Domino™ Directory and Extended Directory Catalog used to apply restrictions…
Extended Directory CatalogA directory catalog used by servers which, to facilitate quick name lookups, retains the individual documents and the multiple, sorted views available in…
extended permissionA permission that is specific to an object added to the standard Active Directory object schema by Exchange. [Exchange 2003]
extended rightsRights added by Exchange to Active Directory for controlling access to Exchange objects. [Exchange 2003]
extranetAn Internet based access method to a corporate intranet site by limited or total access through a security firewall.
failoverA cluster's ability to redirect requests from one server to another. Failover occurs when a user tries to access an application on an unavailable server…
fallback actionThe action that an Exchange Server 2007 transport rule takes if a disclaimer cannot be applied to an e-mail message as, for example, when a message is…
false positivetest result that states that an analyte is present, when, in fact, it is not present or, is present in an amount less than a threshold or designated…
fan outThe process of splitting a message to deliver e-mail messages to individual recipients. [Exchange 2007]
fan-out threadA thread that creates multiple message copies and places them in the appropriate link queues.
Fault-ToleranceThe ability of a processor to maintain mission effectiveness after some subsystems failed.
FeatureA large, complex artifact, or part of a site, such as a hearth, cairn, housepit, rock alignment, or activity area.
fieldField A region of space at each point of which a given physical or mathematical quantity has some definite value.
file share witnessA new type of Majority Node Set (MNS) quorum in Windows Server 2003. In Exchange Server 2007, cluster continuous replication (CCR) uses the MNS quorum…
FiltersFilters automatically move incoming emails into separate folders according to criteria that you specify.
FirewallA set of related programs that protect the resources of a private network from users from other networks.
folder paneThe workspace area that shows the folders and views available in the opened application.
folder treeA hierarchical display of folder organization.
Foreign connectorAn Exchange Server 2007 connector that uses a Drop directory on a Hub Transport server to send messages to a local messaging server that doesn't use the…
foreign gateway connection handlerIn Exchange Server 2007, a component of the Microsoft Exchange Transport service that manages delivery of messages to Drop directories that are configured…
foreign systemA messaging system other than Exchange. [Exchange 5.5]
ForestTerrestrial ecosystem (biome) with enough average annual precipitation (at least 76 centimeters or 30 inches) to support growth of various species of…
ForestPrepA tool that is used during deployment to extend the Active Directory schema to include Exchange-specific classes and attributes.
formThe mass or shape of an object or objects that appears unified, such as a vegetative opening in a forest, a cliff formation, or a water tank.
forms-based authenticationForms-based authentication provides a Web logon screen for users to authenticate to gain access to their mailboxes when using Microsoft Outlook Web Access.
formulaAn expression that has program-like attributes; for example, you can assign values to variables and use a limited control logic.
ForwardTo redirect a received email to another email address.
ForwardsThis feature indicates that the provider in question can also automatically forward incoming emails to another email account.
FQDN (fully qualified domain name)A Domain Name System (DNS) that has been stated unambiguously to indicate with certainty its location in the domain namespace tree.
free/busy statusThe availability of a person. In addition to free and busy, the status can also be out-of-office (OOF) or tentative. [Exchange 2003]
Front-end/back-endAn Exchange 2000 configuration in which clients access a bank of protocol servers (the front-end) for collaboration information, and these in turn…
front-end/back-end architectureAn Exchange configuration where clients access a bank of protocol servers (the front-end) for collaboration information, and then these servers…
FRS (File Replication Service)A multimaster replication service that is used replicate files and folders between servers. [Exchange 2007]
FTP (File Transfer Protocol)An Internet protocol that enables the transfer of files between computers over a network or the Internet.
full mesh topologyA network architecture in which each network segment can reach any other network segment directly through a point-to-point physical or logical connection.
full-text indexA resource that is compiled by the Index engine to enable full-text search of documents, document properties, and content stored outside the workspace but…
full-text searchThe ability to search a data file for specific words, numbers and/or combinations or patterns thereof.
functionA built-in formula that performs a specialized calculation automatically.
GAL (global address list)A list that contains all Exchange users, contacts, groups, conferencing resources, and public folders in an organization.
gatewayAn element that contained a node on the SDS backbone network as well as on some other network(s) and would have performed protocol and format conversions…
Global CatalogA directory database that applications and clients can query to locate any object in a forest.
group(also referred to as a Technology Center or TC) - a unit of several Group Art Units in the mechanical, electrical, chemical or design area, managed by one…
groupwareSoftware designed to operate on a network and allow several people to work together on the same documents and files.
GUID (globally unique identifier)A 16-byte value generated from the unique identifier on a device, the current date and time, and a sequence number.
handoffThis occurs when information on positions, velocities and tracks are given by one sensor or system to another and the first sensor or system continues to…
HeaderA masonry wall unit of brick which is laid so that its short end is exposed.
HealthyOne of four health states of a storage group copy. Healthy indicates that the passive copy of a storage group can be advanced by log replay.
heartbeat intervalThe amount of time that can elapse before the Exchange server asks a mobile device running Exchange ActiveSync to connect again. [Exchange 2007]
heuristic attributeThis attribute enables envelope journaling at the Exchange organizational level.
hierarchical namingA system of naming associated with IBM® Lotus® Notes® IDs that reflects the relationship of names to the certifiers in an organization.
hierarchical viewA view that distinguishes between main documents and response documents. Each main document has its response documents indented under it.
HIPAA Privacy RuleA rule issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to implement the privacy requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and…
home pageMain page of a Web site. Usually has hyperlinks to other pages, both inside and outside the site.
home serverThe Exchange server that contains a user's mailbox.
hopAn intermediate stop on the path along which mail is routed when the sender's server and recipient's server are not directly connected.
HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol)The underlying protocol used by the World Wide Web. HTTP defines how messages are formatted and transmitted, and what actions Web servers and browsers…
Hub Transport server roleAn Exchange Server 2007 server role that provides routing within a single organizational network by using the Active Directory directory service site.
hunt groupA group of servers that are assigned one phone number. Clients dial the one phone number and connect to any available server.
IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force)An open community of network designers, operators, vendors, and researchers concerned with the evolution of Internet architecture and the smooth operation…