[from Goethe's Der Zauberlehrling via Paul Dukas's L'apprenti sorcier
in the film Fantasia.] A bug in a protocol where, under some
circumstances, the receipt of a message causes multiple messages to
be sent, each of which, when received, triggers the same bug. Used
esp. of such behavior caused by {bounce message} loops in {email}
software. Compare {broadcast storm}, {network meltdown}, {software
laser}, {ARMM}.
[glossary]
[Reference(s) to this entry by made by: {ARMM}{bounce message}{software laser}]