Glossary
Address
One local-part@domain you hand out to one sender, such as [email protected]. See Inboxes.
Auto-delete
A rule action that permanently deletes an email a set number of days after it arrives. It skips Trash. See Auto-delete.
Bounce
A rule action that tells the sender the address doesn't exist. Jade keeps the received copy. See Bounce.
Category
A grouping that mail is sorted into. One category can hold mail from many inboxes. See Categories.
DKIM
DNS records that let receiving servers confirm mail from your domain is genuine. See Domains and DNS.
DMARC
A DNS record that tells receiving servers what to do with mail that fails SPF or DKIM checks. See Domains and DNS.
DNS
The settings at your registrar that point your domain at Jade. See Domains and DNS.
Domain
The part after the @ in an address, such as yourdomain.com. See Domains and DNS.
Entri
It sets up DNS for a domain you buy through it. See Adding a domain.
Everything
The view of mail from every inbox. See Reading email.
Forwarding address
An address you've verified so rules can forward mail to it. See Forwarding.
Hidden
A category setting that keeps its mail out of Everything and the sidebar. See Hide a category.
IMAP user
A login that connects one Jade inbox to a mail app such as Apple Mail or Thunderbird. See Mail apps.
Inbox
All mail to one local part across your domains. See Inboxes.
Jade domain
A receive-only subdomain that comes with every account. See Billing and plans.
Local part
The part before the @, such as dentist in [email protected]. It identifies the inbox. See Inboxes.
MCP
Model Context Protocol, the standard that connects an AI assistant such as Claude or ChatGPT to your mail. See AI assistants.
MX record
The DNS record that routes your domain's mail to Jade. See Domains and DNS.
Push notification
Sent when a rule with Send a push notification matches. See Notifications.
Quarantine
Where mail that fails a virus, spam, or sender check is held. See Quarantine.
Reprocess
Runs an inbox's current rules on mail that has already arrived. See Reprocess existing mail.
Rule
A condition and the actions that run when an email matches it. See Rules.
Rule chain
An inbox's rules and attached rulesets, in the order they run. See Rule order.
Ruleset
A named group of rules you can attach to any number of inboxes. See Rules.
Screen in
Delivers an address's waiting mail and lets future mail through. See Screen an address in or out.
Screen out
Bounces future mail to the address. Waiting mail moves to Trash. See Screen an address in or out.
Screening
A per-domain setting. Mail to a new address waits in Screening. See Screening.
SPF
A DNS record listing the servers allowed to send mail for your domain. See Domains and DNS.
Stop after this rule
A rule option that runs the rule's actions and skips every rule below it. See Rule order.
Verification
Whether a domain's DNS records are in place. See Domains and DNS.