| Word | Description |
| scheduled email | A scheduled email is an email generated automatically from a preconfigured email template when a certain event occurs. Each application provides its own default email schedule and email templates, but the template and schedule are configurable and are customized for each organization. An organization's scheduled email might include membership notifications, ballot reminders, invoices, and payment confirmations. Collectively, all scheduled email managed through an application is known as the email schedule. See also: email schedule, email template |
| secure socket layer encryption (SSL, SSL encryption) | A protocol that allows sensitive information to be securely exchanged on the internet through the use of encryption. SSL used in conjunction with HTTP is called HyperText Transmission Protocol, Secure (HTTPS). See also: encryption |
| security certificate | Security certificates are necessary to establish a secure connection using the SSL protocol. Security certificates contain information about the certificate's owner, who issued the certificate, a unique identification number, and an encrypted key that can be used to verify the contents of the certificate. Security certificates are usually purchased from a third-party supplier and are typically valid from one to five years. See also: secure socket layer encryption |
| sender | Email and mailing list management software identifies the sender of an email by extracting the sender's email address from the Return-Path in the email envelope header. See also: envelope header, Return-Path |
| session | Session time is the amount of time a user can remain logged into the applications without displaying any pages or using the applications in any way. When a user’s session expires, the user is automatically logged out of the applications, and will be required to log in again prior to accessing any secure pages. The default session time is 72 hours and is calculated based on last login date + 72 hours. This time period was selected so that users could remain logged in over a weekend. When a user submits the login form and checks the box that says “Keep me logged in for two weeks” (optional), this extends the session time to two weeks. The two week session is calculated based on last login date + two weeks. See also: last login date |
| sharing | The sharing settings for a group determine who can access the group's resources: other groups, the organization membership and/or the public at large. |
| site error | Site errors require attention by support staff, and can frequently trigger email alerting support staff to the problem. If you are reporting a site error, please provide the username of the person encountering the error, the date and time of the error, and the URL of the page displaying the error. See also: source, source code, traceback |
| staff company | A purpose assigned to a company that provides services to the organization or that is used to group organization staff. See also: purpose, staff, staff person |
| staff person | User purpose assigned to a person who belongs to a staff company and helps manage the organization or the organization's website (e.g., is organization staff, works for a management company, marketing company, etc.). See also: purpose, staff, Staff Company |
| status | Status indicates whether an object is active or inactive. Objects may include companies, users, memberships, profiles, catalog items, etc. Status tends to be based on workflow states, with objects often added in an inactive state, becoming active, then inactive again as they are archived. See also: active, inactive |
| subdomain | A subdomain is based on the domain of a URL, with more specific address information prefixing the domain string, usually the name of a server used for a division of the company or organization. If the company domain is "example.com", the subdomain for the research division might be "research.example.com". See also: domain, domain name |
| submitter | The submitter is the user who added an item to a group, such as a document or an event. |
| subscriber | Technically, a subscriber is any email address on any one of a mailing list's subscriber lists. More commonly, this term refers to the owner of an email address that is subscribed to receive email messages distributed through a mailing list (i.e., regular or digest subscribers). An alias subscriber is any email address subscribed to an email alias. See also: alias, digest subscriber, regular subscriber |
| subscriber lists | Most mailing lists have multiple subscriber lists to determine:
For more information see the concepts document Subscription Types and Subscriber Lists. |
| super admin | A user who has been assigned the user type Super Admin has access to all installed applications and to the tools used to configure these applications. Super Admins also have access to the admin area and reports area. See also: user type |