- Access
- To gain access, either through logging in to an account, saving to a
file/folder, obtaining files/folders, etc.
- Dante
- A remote access computer cluster for student use. Pine can be used on
Dante for email.
- Deskmail Server
- The server where email inboxes and mail folders are stored.
- Desktop Email Client
- An email program which runs on a local computer and connects to a
remote server in order to access email.
- Homer
- A remote access computer cluster for staff/faculty use. Pine can be
used on Homer for email.
- Local Computer
- Your personal computer; the computer on which PC-Pine is physically
installed.
- PC-Pine
- A desktop email client designed for use on a PC.
- Pine
- A text-based email program for Unix computers (such as Dante and
Homer). Also referred to as Unix-based Pine.
- Remote Computer
- Any computer you do not have direct access to except through remote
logins (such as using a telnet program, PC-Pine, etc). For example, Homer
and Dante are remote computers - you can log in to them but they are not a
part of your local computer.
- Uniform Access (UA) Account
- A computer account on one of the uniform access machines (Homer,
Dante, Vergil, Homer, and Socrates.)
- URL (Uniform Resource Locator)
- A World Wide Web address accessible with a web browser; URLs generally
start with http://...
- User
- The person making use of software, an account, etc. Each user will
have a personal UW NetID (i.e. login name) and password for UW services
such as a Homer/Dante account.
- UW NetID
- A personal network identification that allows access to computing
services at the University of Washington. Your UW NetID is the same as
your login name for Homer/Dante.
- Web Browser
- Software (such as Netscape or Lynx) used to view web addresses.
If you have questions regarding PC-Pine or this document, please
contact Computing & Communications by sending email to help@cac.washington.edu. If you have
technical questions, you can contact C&C's Technical Support at
206-543-5970 ext. 5. You might also find the information you need at: http://www.washington.edu/computing/
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