Script kiddy (sometimes spelled kiddie) is a derogative term, originated by the more sophisticated crackers of computer security systems, for the more immature, but unfortunately often just as dangerous exploiter of security lapses on the Internet. The typical script kiddy uses existing and frequently well-known and easy-to-find techniques and programs or scripts to search for and exploit weaknesses in other computers on the Internet - often randomly and with little regard or perhaps even understanding of the potentially harmful consequences. Hackers view script kiddies with alarm and contempt since they do nothing to advance the \"art\" of hacking but sometimes unleashing the wrath of authority on the entire hacker community. While a hacker will take pride in the quality of an attack - leaving no trace of an intrusion, for example - a script kiddy may aim at quantity, seeing the number of attacks that can be mounted as a way to obtain attention and notoriety. Script kiddies are sometimes portrayed in media as bored, lonely teenagers seeking recognition from their peers.

DNS is like Directory Assistance for a domain. Nameservers return an IP address, given a host name, such as www.domain.com, ftp.domain.com, etc.

A fully qualified domain name is the name of a specific host machine in a domain. Examples: mail.mydomain.com, pop.mail.thisdomain.com.

An obsolete web editing tool from Microsoft. MS stopped supporting Frontpage a couple years ago.

A standard protocol used to transfer files between computers, often referred to as \"uploading\" and \"downloading\".

A honey pot is a computer system on the Internet that is expressly set up to attract and \"trap\" people who attempt to penetrate other people\'s computer systems. (This includes the hacker, cracker, and script kiddy.) To set up a honey pot, it is recommended that you: * Install the operating system without patches installed and using typical defaults and options * Make sure that there is no data on the system that cannot safely be destroyed * Add the application that is designed to record the activities of the invader Maintaining a honey pot is said to require a considerable amount of attention and may offer as its highest value nothing more than a learning experience (that is, you may not catch any hackers).

POP is a protocol for downloading email from a mail server to a local email client, such as, Outlook, Netscape, Eudora, etc.

Shorthand for reverse DNS, which is implemented by a PTR record in the appropriate zone. One Communications can create a PTR record for any IP address owned by One Communications. DNS for the domain with the FQDN associated with this IP does not have to be hosted by One Communications.

The Registrant is the legal owner of a domain name, and is totally separate from a domain\'s registrar or any contact role (Admin, Technical, etc.)

Organization that manages domain registrations. Domain owners visit their registrar\'s web site when renewing a domain name.

webmail is the ability to use a browser on any Internet connected computer to view and send mail from a user's email account. It is a way to look at the mail that is actually on the host mail server.