| 1. | Anonymous FTP | An option in FTP that allows users to download files without having to establish and account. Anonymous FTP, sometime shortened to Anon FTP, is often used for large files of public archives. |
| 2. | APOP | Secure e-mail protocol. See POP. |
| 3. | Apache | An open source web server software. Apache is found primarily on Unix-based operating systems, but is also available for Windows and other platforms. |
| 4. | ASP / .ASP (Active Server Pages) | ASP has come to have numerous meanings in the technology/computing/internet world. ASP is a term for application service provider, and is a new term meaning to provide a hosted application. An application might be to run a virus application from a website which in turn scours your local hard drive. The application is never installed on your machine. Another might be to provide accounting or billing or warehouse software from a remote location. Neotrope offers an e-commerce solution through its B… 0.9 KB |
| 5. | Asp Hosting | Web hosting that supports Active Server Pages, a server-side scripting environment from Microsoft. A *nix version of ASP was developed by Chilisoft, which was later acquired by Cobalt Networks, which was later acquired by Sun Microsystems. |
| 6. | Autoresponder | A program that sends an automatic form response to incoming emails. Most autoresponders involve a standard response sent to all emails received at a certain address. However, custom autoresponders are also available to autorespond based on a set of user-defined rules. |