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Macro --- Mail bomb
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Macro --- A sequence of keyboard strokes
and mouse actions that can be recorded so that their playback can be activated by a single keystroke, keystroke
combination, or mouse click. Unlike Windows 3.1 and Windows for Workgroups, Windows 95 does not come with a Macro
Recorder.
MacTCP
--- TCP/IP for the Macintosh; a necessary driver for connecting Macs
to the Internet.
MAE
--- Metropolitan Area Exchange and/or Ethernet ---
A Network Access Point (NAP) where Internet Service Providers (ISPs) can connect with each other. The
original MAE was set up by a company calledMFS (a subsidiary of WorldComm) and is based in Washington, D.C. Later,
MFS built another one in Silicon Valley, dubbed MAE-West. In addition to the MAEs from MFS, there are many other
NAPs. Although MAE refers really only to the NAPs from MFS, the two terms are often used interchangeably.
As it so happens to work out, the two meanings (both Exchange and Ethernet are correct), there is however on
going debate as to which is more appropriate.
MAE West actually consists of two networks: an ATM network that can switch a billion bits per second, and an
FDDI ring that's limited to 100 Mbits per second. Companies connect to these networks by Ethernet, FDDI, or ATM
over OC3.
Today the MAEs are nowhere near being overwhelmed by Internet traffic. But don't take my word for it. Every
night, MFS posts a graph on its Web site that shows the total amount of traffic the MAEs passed in the last five
days. The day I visited, the MAE West gigaswitch was zipping along at a perky 240 Mbits per second, and the FDDI
ring was packing 40 Mbits per second. That's nowhere near capacity.
MFS now has MAEs in Chicago, Dallas, Houston, and Los Angeles, with Paris, Frankfurt, and New York coming up
soon. Regional Internet exchanges are a good idea, and sooner or later every city will probably have its own.
Mail
bomb --- The flooding of an e-mail address with
(usually angry) messages.
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Mail filter --- Map network drive
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Mail
filter --- A program that allows a user to sort
e-mail messages according to information contained in the header.
Mailbot
--- An e-mail server that automatically responds to requests for information.
Mailer --- A mail program, used to read and
post e-mail.
Mailing
list --- A discussion forum where participants subscribe
to a list and receive messages by e-mail.
Mailing List (Internet) --- An email
discussion group focused on one or more topics. The Mailing List is made up of members who subscribe that mailing
list.
Maillist --- (or Mailing List) A (usually
automated) system that allows people to send e-mail to one address, whereupon their message is copied and
sent to all of the other subscribers to the maillist. In this way, people who have many different kinds of e-mail
access can participate in discussions together.
Majordomo --- The other major e-mail discussion
computer program. See listserv.
Map network drive --- The act of associating
a network drive makes the drive available in My Computer. Windows 95 uses the next available drive letter, and
you can access the network drive just like any other hard drive.
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Mapedit --- MBONE
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Mapedit
--- A graphical editor for World Wide Web clickable imagemaps. Until
recently server-side imagemaps required the author to install them separately on the server. But with Mapedit 2.24
and the latest Web browsers, you can use client-side imagemaps, which reside in your HTML page and are very easy
to create. Mapedit will also create server-side maps for backwards compatibility with old browsers. You can download
an evaluation copy right now. Evaluation copies are good for 30 days; you need to register before the evaluation
period expires. Registration costs $25 and can be done by phone, fax or mail. Nonprofit organizations and educational
institutions (not private individuals) can receive free registration by mail. Details are explained in the software
when you click on the REGISTER button.
MAPI
--- Messaging Application Programming
Interface - A system built into Microsoft Windows that enables different e-mail applications
to work together to distribute mail. As long as both applications are MAPI-enabled, they can share mail messages
with each other.
MAPI has a history that might cause confusion due to the fact that there are two very different kinds of
MAPI. First, there was MAPI in the days of Microsoft Mail (MS-Mail). That MAPI was a C-language API which allowed
programmable access to the features of Microsoft Mail. Nowadays that MAPI is called "Simple MAPI". The
"new MAPI" is a COM/OLE-based set of interfaces of rather high complexity, sometimes called "Extended
MAPI" or XMAPI. Extended MAPI actually includes Simple MAPI for compatibility with older software. In addition,
it includes OLE Messaging, which is a set of OLE Automation interfaces to messaging, for use in Visual Basic and
the like.
MBONE
--- The Internet Multicast Backbone ---
- MBone (the Multicast Backbone) is a "virtual network" used for audio and video group conferencing.
Many conferences and other events are broadcast over the MBone. A few of these are weather satelitte images of
the earth, US Senate and House of Representative meetings and, "Radio Free Vat", and "internet talk
radio" to name a few. The MBone Sessions are controlled throught a program called sd which lets you subscribe
and unsubscribe to broadcasts.
The MBone has existed since 1992. It has grown out of an "effort to multicast audio and video from meeting
of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)".
The MBone is a part of the internet. It is a network of special machines mrouters that support multicast. These
machines "tunnel" to other mrouters. They take the multicast transmission and encapsulate it in a normal
IP packet. mrouters at the end of the tunnels strips of the IP header and sends the packet as usual. Each tunnel
has it's own copy of all the packets going over the line, so tunnels should be limited to about 2 for any given
T1 link. SEE ALSO: MultiCast.
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Marionet --- Media control interface (MCI)
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Marionet
--- A product from Allegiant Technologies, Marionet is an Internet
scripting tool for the rapid development of customized interfaces that automate and simplify Internet tasks. During
its own development it was codenamed "BlackHole."
With Marionet, those who are familiar with scripting languages on the Macintosh can build custom client
and server interfaces. The interfaces can be created in any authoring environment that supports both inter-application
communication and the standard external command (XCMD) interface, especially Allegiant SuperCard and Apple's HyperCard.
Marionet provides a high-level interface to the standard Internet protocols, such as those for e-mail (SMTP/POP3),
file transfer (FTP), newsgroup (NNTP), HTTP/CGI, and Gopher. The program is shipped as a system extension, using
Apple's Thread Manager for smooth background operations.
Mattress Tag --- A disclaimer no one pays
any attention to (like the "Do Not Remove Under Penalty of Law" found on mattresses and other products);
on the internet, this would usually refer to the "Do Not Read if Under 21" or similar warnings found
in newsgroup postings, IRC channels, and Web sites.
Maximize button --- A button in the upper
right corner of a Window with a square in it. When clicked, it enlarges the window to its maximum size. When the
window is already at its maximum size, the maximize button switches to the restore button, which returns the window
to its previous size.
McAfee's
VirusScan --- A virus scanner is an absolute
necessity these days, and McAfee provides one of the best.
A solid, intuitive graphical interface simplifies the scanning process. VirusScan even runs in the background,
allowing you to continue your work (or play) while it does it's job. The ability to configure scanning levels (specify
file types), print activity logs, and the fact that McAfee updates this software very frequently, makes McAfee
VirusScan a winner.
Media control interface (MCI)
--- A standard interface for all multimedia devices, devised by the
MPC counsel, that allows multimedia applications to control any number of MPC-compliant devices, from sound cards
to MIDI-based lighting controllers.
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Megabyte --- Meta tag
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Megabyte --- A
million bytes. A thousand kilobytes.
See Also: Byte , Bit , Kilobyte
Menu --- A
list of available command options.
Menu bar --- Located
under the title bar, the menu bar displays the names of all available menu lists.
Menu command ---
A word or phrase in a menu that, when selected, enables you to view all the commands.
MediaCast ---MediaCast uses the latest in broadcast technology
to deliver live and archival musical events over the World Wide Web. Depending on your specific type of connection
to the Internet, you will want to make sure your system is configured appropriately for a combination of these
technologies.
MediaCast is a collaboration between Media Synergy and WildCast. Media Synergy brings their expertise in
on-location video, audio, and photographic capturing and archiving. The Internet and multicast technology is supplied
by WildCast, whose principal members performed the technology behind the majority of all music Internet multicasts.
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