# HG changeset patch # User František Kučera # Date 1376340038 -7200 # Node ID 8503a20726d276b5b4c711a562e04a39db0bc64d # Parent 4d0d4e12c1ec87357c2106c21daa56f70e7c1268 data: MDA, sieve, OOTO diff -r 4d0d4e12c1ec -r 8503a20726d2 data/dictionary.xml --- a/data/dictionary.xml Mon Aug 12 22:04:45 2013 +0200 +++ b/data/dictionary.xml Mon Aug 12 22:40:38 2013 +0200 @@ -257,7 +257,41 @@ - + + + + a software component that receives e-mail from the MTA and stores them in the recipient's mailbox; + the MDA can also apply Sieve filters on processed messages; + examples of MDA: Dovecot, Cyrus IMAP, procmail, maildrop + + + computer + messaging + + + + + + a standardized language for describing e-mail filters; + the MDA can apply system-wide or user-defined filters on incoming messages; + a filter has conditions (connected logical operators: AND, OR…) like „message header contains value X“ + and actions that will be done with the message like „file into folder X“ or „add flag/label 1“ or „redirect message to some.address@example.com“ or „discard message“; + filters are executed on the server where MDA resides, + so they are independent on the MUA currently used by the user + and works even if the user is offline (useful for OOTO messages when the user is on vacation) + + + computer + messaging + + + + + + an automatic response on a message (e-mail, SMS etc.) which is sent when user is for example on vacation and can't respond immediately; + in case of e-mail it can be easily configured as a Sieve filter + + computer messaging @@ -1972,12 +2006,6 @@ - - - computer - messaging - - delivering better product faster with smaller teams of less-experienced engineers