Terms

address book - where you manage all of your email addresses

BCC - Blind Carbon Copy recipients will receive a copy of the email but will NOT be listed as a recipient in the message.

CC - Carbon Copy recipients will receive a copy of the email and be listed as a recipient in the message.

email program - a 3rd party program which allows you to manage your email.  e.g.  Microsoft Outlook, Outlook Express, Netscape Messenger, Qualcomm Eudora, and others.

encoder - is used to compress & create files into a certain format.  e.g.  the MP3 encoder creates <.mp3> files.

ISP - internet service provider.   e.g.  AOL, MSN, @home, AT&T, Earthlink

MAPI - popular interface which let's V3mail send email through programs like Outlook Express, Netscape Messenger, Eudora etc.

Reply-to Address - is the email address to which replies to your emails will be sent.

SMTP - Simple Mail Transport Protocol.   A SMTP server name is the address of a computer which has the sole purpose of processing emails.  This is usually provided by your ISP or a FREE email service on the web.  e.g.   smtp.earthlink.net (if your ISP is Earthlink), smtp.mindspring.com (if your ISP is mindspring).

To - is the primary recipient of your email