Microsoft Exchange terms starting with S

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safe list collection The combined data from an Office Outlook user's Safe Senders List, Safe Recipients List, Blocked Senders List, and external contacts, that is stored in…
Safe Recipients List A list that includes the e-mail addresses of mailing lists for which you want to be a recipient.
Safe Senders List A list of domain names and e-mail addresses that you want to receive messages from.
safelist aggregation A set of anti-spam functionality that is shared across Microsoft Office Outlook and Exchange Server 2007.
SCC (single copy cluster) A single copy cluster is a clustered Exchange deployment that uses shared storage and can have multiple active and passive servers (referred to as nodes)…
SCC (Site Consistency Checker) (aka SKCC) The updated version of the Exchange Server 5.5 Knowledge Consistency Checker (KCC) that works in conjunction with (and is part of) the Exchange Site…
Scheduling Assistant An Outlook and Outlook Web Access feature that automatically suggests the best meeting times for a given a group of attendees, allowing users to schedule…
Schema A set of rules or conceptual model for data structure and content, such as a description of the data content and relationships in a database.
SCL (spam confidence level) The normalized value that is assigned to an e-mail message. This value indicates, based on the characteristics of the message, such as the content…
SCR (standby continuous replication) Standby continuous replication (SCR) is a new feature introduced in Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 (SP1).
Scripting Agent Exchange Server Scripting Agent lets you use server-side scripts that run as a result of events occurring in Exchange folders.
SCW (Security Configuration Wizard) A tool that automates security best practices to reduce the attack surface for a server. The SCW was introduced with Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1.
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…
Security descriptor A data structure that contains security information associated with a protected object.
Security Exchange Commission Rule 17a-4 (SEC Rule 17 A-4) A U.S. Security and Exchange Commission rule that provides rules regarding the retention of electronic correspondence and records. [Exchange 2007]
seeding Seeding is the process in which a database, either a blank database or a copy of the production database, is added to the storage group copy.
Send connector A connector used to send mail to remote mail systems based on administrator-defined address spaces.
sender reputation Anti-spam functionality that is enabled on computers that have the Edge Transport server role installed to block messages according to characteristics of…
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…
server role In Exchange 2007, a server role is a logical grouping of features and services that allow you to complete a specific set of tasks.
service account A Windows Server 2003 or Windows 2000 user account that is used to run some Exchange services. [Exchange 2003]
signing An advanced security feature that verifies the sender's identity and verifies that the message hasn't been modified during transit. [Exchange 5.5]
Site In archeology, any location of past human activity.
Site Connector An Exchange component that enables users in sites on the same local area network (LAN) to exchange messages. [Exchange 5.5]
smart host A designated server through which Exchange routes all outgoing messages. The smart host then makes the remote connection.
SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) The protocol widely implemented on the Internet for exchanging email messages.
SMTP connector A software component that represents a logical path between a source and a destination for the purpose of transmitting Simple Mail Transfer Protocol…
snap-in A type of tool that you can add to a console supported by Microsoft Management Console (MMC).
soft delete The process of moving an item to the Deleted Items folder.
Source Any place or object from which air pollutants are released. Sources that are fixed in space are stationary sources and sources that move are mobile…
SOX (Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002) A U.S. federal law that requires the preservation of records by certain exchange members, brokers, and dealers. [Exchange 2007]
Spam Unelicited emails in large quantities; rapidly repeated scrolling text.
SPF (sender policy framework) An extension of the SMTP protocol that prevents spammers from forging the From: fields in e-mail messages by verifying that the IP address in the SMTP…
split brain syndrome Split brain syndrome occurs when all networks designated to carry internal cluster communications fail, and nodes cannot receive heartbeat signals from…
spoofed mail An e-mail message whose sending address has been modified to appear as though it originates from a sender other than the actual sender of the message.
Spoofing Some market analysts maintain that the increased volatility in stock markets may be the result of an illegal practice known as spoofing, or phantom bids.
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…
SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) A security protocol for the Internet and Intranets that provides communications privacy and authentication for IBM® Lotus® Domino™ server tasks that…
standby cluster A clustered solution containing one or more passive nodes that does not contain any clustered mailbox servers, but can be quickly provisioned with one in…
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.
storage quota A storage size limit for messages in a user mailbox or a public folder, based on the total size of the messages.
Store The generic name given to the storage subsystem on a server running Exchange. This term is used interchangeably to describe the Store.
store driver A software component of the Hub Transport Server that delivers inbound messages to Exchange stores, the databases that contain public folder and mailbox…
store override In Exchange Server 2007, a mechanism used by the store driver to indicate an alternative delivery destination for messages being routed to public folders…
Submission queue A persistent queue that is used by the categorizer in Exchange Server 2007 to gather all messages that have to be resolved, routed, and processed by…
Subscribed Edge Transport server An Edge Transport server that has been subscribed to the Exchange Server 2007 organization.
subscriber access number A number that is configured in a Private Branch eXchange (PBX) that allows a subscriber to access their Microsoft Exchange mailbox over the telephone.
system attendant One of the core Exchange 2000 services that performs miscellaneous functions (usually related to directory information) such as generation of address…
system policies Policies that apply to server-side objects, such as mailbox stores, public folder stores, and servers. [Exchange 2003]
system prompt A short audio recording, installed on the Exchange Unified Messaging server, that is played to callers by the server.