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diff --git a/docs/en/xml/glossary.xml b/docs/en/xml/glossary.xml index 6afca0b9c..79fb2baeb 100644 --- a/docs/en/xml/glossary.xml +++ b/docs/en/xml/glossary.xml @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ <glossdiv> <title>0-9, high ascii</title> - <glossentry> + <glossentry id="gloss-htaccess"> <glossterm>.htaccess</glossterm> <glossdef> @@ -154,10 +154,10 @@ </glossentry> <glossentry id="gloss-cpan"> - <glossterm> - <acronym>CPAN</acronym> - </glossterm> + <glossterm>Comprehensive Perl Archive Network</glossterm> + <acronym>CPAN</acronym> + <!-- TODO: Rewrite def for CPAN --> <glossdef> <para> <acronym>CPAN</acronym> @@ -170,12 +170,32 @@ particular task.</para> </glossdef> </glossentry> + + <glossentry id="gloss-contrib"> + <glossterm><filename class="directory">contrib</filename></glossterm> + + <glossdef> + <para>The <filename class="directory">contrib</filename> directory is + a location to put scripts that have been contributed to Bugzilla but + are not a part of the official distribution. These scripts are written + by third parties and may be in languages other than perl. For those + that are in perl, there may be additional modules or other requirements + than those of the offical distribution. + <note> + <para>Scripts in the <filename class="directory">contrib</filename> + directory are not offically supported by the Bugzilla team and may + break in between versions. + </para> + </note> + </para> + </glossdef> + </glossentry> </glossdiv> <glossdiv id="gloss-d"> <title>D</title> - <glossentry> + <glossentry id="gloss-daemon"> <glossterm>daemon</glossterm> <glossdef> @@ -188,6 +208,23 @@ a web server, are generally run as daemons.</para> </glossdef> </glossentry> + + <glossentry id="gloss-dos"> + <glossterm>DOS Attack</glossterm> + + <glossdef> + <para>A DOS, or Denial of Service attack, is when a user attempts to + deny access to a web server by repeatadly accessing a page or sending + malformed requests to a webserver. This can be effectively prevented + by using <filename>mod_throttle</filename> as described in + <xref linkend="security-webserver-mod-throttle"/>. A D-DOS, or + Distributed Denial of Service attack, is when these requests come + from multiple sources at the same time. Unfortunately, these are much + more difficult to defend against. + </para> + </glossdef> + </glossentry> + </glossdiv> <glossdiv id="gloss-g"> @@ -232,10 +269,11 @@ <glossdef> <para>A Message Transport Agent is used to control the flow of email - on a system. Many unix based systems use - <ulink url="http://www.sendmail.org">sendmail</ulink> which is what - Bugzilla expects to find by default at <filename>/usr/sbin/sendmail</filename>. - Many other MTA's will work, but they all require that the + on a system. The <ulink url="http://search.cpan.org/dist/MailTools/Mail/Mailer.pm">Mail::Mailer</ulink> + Perl module, which Bugzilla uses to send email, can be configured to + use many different underlying implementations for actually sending the + mail using the <option>mail_delivery_method</option> parameter. + Implementations other than <literal>sendmail</literal> require that the <option>sendmailnow</option> param be set to <literal>on</literal>. </para> </glossdef> @@ -283,6 +321,16 @@ <glossdiv id="gloss-p"> <title>P</title> + <glossentry id="gloss-ppm"> + <glossterm>Perl Package Manager</glossterm> + <acronym>PPM</acronym> + + <glossdef> + <para><ulink url="http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Downloads/ActivePerl/PPM/"/> + </para> + </glossdef> + </glossentry> + <glossentry> <glossterm id="gloss-product">Product</glossterm> @@ -363,6 +411,19 @@ <glossdiv id="gloss-s"> <title>S</title> + <glossentry id="gloss-service"> + <glossterm>Service</glossterm> + + <glossdef> + <para>In Windows NT environment, a boot-time background application + is refered to as a service. These are generally managed through the + control pannel while logged in as an account with + <quote>Administrator</quote> level capabilities. For more + information, consult your Windows manual or the MSKB. + </para> + </glossdef> + </glossentry> + <glossentry> <glossterm> <acronym>SGML</acronym> @@ -490,4 +551,3 @@ sgml-shorttag:t sgml-tag-region-if-active:t End: --> - |