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PUBLIC DOMAIN - Public Domain software refers to software that
can legally be used, altered or distributed free of
charge.
PUBLIC MAIL - Public mail refers to messages which can be read by
anyone with access to a particular message area.
PRIVATE MAIL - Private mail refers to messages which can only be
read by the person who wrote the message, the person to
whom the message is addressed and the sysop.
PROTOCOL - A file transfer protocol refers to one of several
different "methods" used for uploading and downloading
files from a BBS. Common file transfer protocols
include Xmodem, Ymodem and Zmodem.
QUOTING - When replying to a message, it is common to use a
"quoting" feature on the BBS to quote a portion of the