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Mail bomb: An email message sent with the
intent to crash the recipient's mail server or mail reader. On many
systems, this can result in the cancellation of the bomber's account.
A person can unintentionally crash their message recipient's mail
server or mail reader by attaching files that are too large or that
are not supported by the recipient's mail server. So, don't send files
that require browser attachments, and if you have to send a large
file, you may want to zip it first!
Mail
filter: A program that allows you to sort email before
viewing it using the subject, the sender's email address, or even
information in the body of the message. Eudora and Pegasus both have
mail filtering options.
Mailing
list: A list of email addresses compiled under an alias
in an email program like Eudora. It allows you to send messages (like
newsletters or announcements) to the entire group of people without
using blind carbon copies (BCC:) or having every email address appear
on the recipients' copies.
Marquee:
A horizontally scrolling text message. Usually done with JavaScript.
Meta
tag: An HTML tag which is not visible when the document
is viewed. It is placed within the head tag to tell search engines
the description you would like them to use in their database. Meta
Keyword Tags are now obsolete, as search engines have updated their
software.
MIME:
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions. The standard format for sending
non-text email attachments, like photos, sound, video, or software.
Mirror
sites: An exact copy of a website. They're often used
for overloaded web and FTP sites, when the server can't take it anymore.
.mil: A suffix indicating a military domain.
MLM:
Multi-Level Marketing. These are the pyramid schemes your teachers
warned you about in school. They promise you'll make money with almost
no effort. Don't believe them, and don't advertise where they do.
Modem:
Modulator, Demodulator. A device either inside or connected
to your computer, which allows you to connect to the Internet.
MPEG: Motion Picture Experts Group. The
standard format for digital video and audio compression. (AKA MP3)
