mailbomb

   (also mail bomb) [Usenet]

   1.  v. To send, or urge others to send, massive amounts of {email} to
   a  single  system  or person, esp. with intent to crash or {spam} the
   recipient's  system.  Sometimes  done  in retaliation for a perceived
   serious  offense.  Mailbombing is itself widely regarded as a serious
   offense  --  it  can  disrupt  email  traffic or other facilities for
   innocent  users on the victim's system, and in extreme cases, even at
   upstream sites.

   2. n. An automatic procedure with a similar effect.

   3. n. The mail sent. Compare {letterbomb}, {nastygram}, {BLOB} (sense
   2), {list-bomb}.

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[Reference(s) to this entry by made by: {BLOB}{letterbomb}{list-bomb}{nastygram}]