diff -r 51c1badc200a -r f252a8afb258 data/dictionary.xml
--- a/data/dictionary.xml Wed Jan 15 11:11:40 2014 +0100
+++ b/data/dictionary.xml Thu Mar 06 17:13:55 2014 +0100
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@
IM messages,
presence information (statuses like: online, busy, away etc.),
contact list (called roster here) management,
- singaling of VoIP and video, file transfers etc.;
+ signaling of VoIP and video, file transfers etc.;
can be also used as generic messaging protocol for connecting computer systems (not only human-human interaction)
or for human-computer interaction (for accessing services like dictionaries, weather forecast or TV guide)
@@ -2038,6 +2038,25 @@
protocol
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+ The Global Address List is a term used in groupware software
+ and means the shared address book which contains usually all people of given organization (company, school etc.).
+ This address book is accessed over the computer network using LDAP protocol, CardDAV or other electronic way (it is not a printed book).
+ The GAL is usually read-only for users – only administrators adds or updates the items.
+ Users can search it, lookup other people (employees, students, members etc.)
+ and obtain information about them like e-mail address, phone number, work position, office location and others.
+ The common usage of GAL is
+ if the user is writing an e-mail,
+ knows recipient's name,
+ but don't know his e-mail address
+ – the groupware or e-mail client (e.g. SOGo, Zimbra or Thunderbird) can lookup the e-mail address in the GAL while user is writing only a part of recipient's name.
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+ computer
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