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e-mail bomb Last modified: Friday, January 11, 2008
A malicious act where huge numbers of e-mails are directed to a specific system or a targeted user of that system. Mail bombs will usually fill the allotted space on an e-mail server for the users e-mail and can result in crashing the e-mail server, or at the very least, possibly rendering the user's computer useless as their e-mail client attempts to download the huge amounts of e-mail. Also called a mail bomb. E-mail bomb is different from bomb which usually refers to a program hanging or ending prematurely.
The CERT/CC Home Page  Learn about the organizations mission and get up-to-date security information, security alerts and training information. CERT Coordination Center - Email Bombing and Spamming This document provides a general overview of problems associated with electronic mail bombing and email spamming. It includes information that will help you respond to and recover from this activity. Webopedia's "Did You Know...?" Section Use this Webopedia knowledge section for an in-depth overview of specific technologies and occurrences in the areas of Computer Science, The Internet, and Computer Hardware and Software. Webopedia's Quick Reference Section Use this Webopedia reference section for information on common Internet and computer facts and occurrences.	Related Categories Electronic Mail Related Terms bomb electronic mail e-mail e-mail address e-mail client e-mail redirect e-mail server spam