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mail reflector

A mail reflector is a program that distributes information or files to a subscriber of a mailing list, Usenet group, or an IRC channel.

 

mailing list

A mailing list is a list of e-mail addresses used to have messages forwarded to groups of people.

 

MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions)

Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions, or MIME, is the standard way to organize different file formats. For example, if you receive an e-mail, which is in a different format than yours, the file will be decoded so you can read it using MIME.

 

mirror site

A mirror site is usually set up due to overwhelming traffic on an existing web site. A mirror site is a site that is kept separate from the original site but contains the same information as that site. This is an alternative to users who attempt to go to a web site but cannot due to traffic problems.

 

moderator

A person who manages online discussion groups or mailing lists for services such as CompuServe, America Online, Prodigy or the Microsoft Network.

 

mosaic

A graphical browser that supports hypermedia on the World Wide Web (WWW).

 

Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME)

Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions, or MIME, is the standard way to organize different file formats. For example, if you receive an e-mail, which is in a different format than yours, the file will be decoded so you can read it using MIME.