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Microsoft Exchange 2003 terms

101. offline address list A collection of address lists available to Exchange Server 2003 users either when they are working offline, or when they are working remotely over a…
102. Organizational Forms Library A system folder on an Exchange computer that stores forms commonly accessed by users within an organization.
103. Outlook Web Access The Web browser interface to Exchange Server mailbox and public folder data. The Outlook Web Access client in Exchange Server 5.
104. P1 message header The P1 message header is the [transport envelope] address information that is used by message transfer agents (MTAs) to route mail.
105. P2 message header The P2 message header contains only the message recipient data that the sender declared to the recipients.
106. PAB (Personal Address Book) A customizable address list in which a user can add and delete names of users and personal distribution lists to which messages frequently are addressed.
107. PDL (personal distribution list) A distribution list that a user creates and adds to their Personal Address Book (PDL) A distribution list is a name assigned to a group of recipients.
108. permission Authorization for a user to perform an action, such as sending e-mail for another user or posting items in a public folder.
109. Policy The contract form issued by the company to explain the coverage provided. It is a legal document.
110. privilege A benefit or advantage to certain persons beyond the advantages of other persons, i.e., an exemption, immunity, power, etc.
111. profile A sectional view showing grades and distances, usually taken along the centerline.
112. protocol An action plan for a clinical trial. The plan states what the study will do, how, and why.
113. proxy server A server that receives requests intended for another server and that acts on the client's behalf (as the client's proxy) to obtain the requested service.
114. public folder A folder that coworkers can use to share a wide range of information, such as project and work information, discussions about a general subject, and…
115. public folder hierarchy A tree or hierarchy of public folders with a single public folder store. [Exchange 2003]
116. public folder replication The process of keeping copies of public folders on other servers up-to-date and synchronized with each other. [Exchange 2003]
117. public folder store The part of the Exchange store that maintains information in public folders. A public folder store consists of a rich-text .
118. query-based distribution group A distribution group that uses a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) query to derive its membership at the time the message is sent.
119. RBL (real-time block list) A database of Internet Protocol (IP) addresses of sources that have been verified as being unsolicited commercial e-mail (also known as spam).
120. recipient An Active Directory object that is mail-enabled, mailbox-enabled, or that can receive e-mail messages.
121. recipient policy A policy that is applied to mail-enabled objects to generate e-mail addresses. Recipient policies can be defined to apply to thousands of users, groups…
122. Recipient Update Service An Exchange Server 2003 service that updates the recipient objects within a domain with specific types of information.
123. replicas A copy of a public folder that contains all of the folder's contents, permissions, and design elements, such as forms behavior and views.
124. resource Data, metadata, a collection of data, or a collection of metadata accessed as a content item. Examples: a document, a database table, a content class.
125. reverse proxy server A reverse proxy server is similar to a regular proxy server used for outbound network traffic except that it relays connection requests for inbound…
126. routing group A collection of Servers running Exchange 2000 that can transfer messaging data to one another in a single-hop without going through a bridgehead.
127. Routing service A component in Exchange 2000 that builds link state information. [Exchange 2000]
128. RPC (remote procedure call) A message-passing facility that allows a distributed application to call services that are available on various computers on a network.
129. security context The security attributes or rules that are currently in effect. For example, the rules that govern what a user can do to a protected object are determined…
130. Security descriptor A data structure that contains security information associated with a protected object.
131. server cluster A group of computers, known as nodes, that work together as a single system to ensure that mission-critical applications and resources remain available to…
132. service account A Windows Server 2003 or Windows 2000 user account that is used to run some Exchange services. [Exchange 2003]
133. smart host A designated server through which Exchange routes all outgoing messages. The smart host then makes the remote connection.
134. SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) The protocol widely implemented on the Internet for exchanging email messages.
135. snap-in A type of tool that you can add to a console supported by Microsoft Management Console (MMC).
136. SRS (Site Replication Service) A directory service (similar to the directory used in Exchange Server 5.5) implemented in Exchange 2000 to allow the integration with downstream Exchange…
137. Storage group A collection of Exchange databases on a server running Exchange 2000 that share the same Extensible Storage Engine (ESE) instance and transaction log.
138. system attendant One of the core Exchange 2000 services that performs miscellaneous functions (usually related to directory information) such as generation of address…
139. system policies Policies that apply to server-side objects, such as mailbox stores, public folder stores, and servers. [Exchange 2003]
140. trust relationship A logical relationship established between domains to allow pass-through authentication, in which a trusting domain honors the logon authentications of a…
141. VSC (Volume Shadow Copy) service A service implemented in Windows Server 2003 and supported by Exchange Server 2003.
142. WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) An open, global specification that enables wireless devices to access and interact with information and services. [Exchange 2003]
143. WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) gateway A server or set of servers at the carrier that processes wireless-formatted data into Internet-standard formats. [Exchange 2003]
144. WebDAV (Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning) An extension of Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) 1.1 that allows clients to perform remote Web content authoring.
145. X.400 Connector An Exchange component that is integrated with the message transfer agent (MTA) and can be configured to connect routing groups within Exchange, or to…