[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

letter bomb \let"ter bomb`\, letter-bomb \let"ter-bomb`\n.
   a bomb disguised as a letter and sent through the mail,
   usually rigged to explode and kill or harm the recipient when
   opened.
   wordnet 1.5

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

letter-bomb \letter-bomb\ v. t.
   to send a letter-bomb to.
   wordnet 1.5

[3] : Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001)

letterbomb 1. n. a piece of email containing live data intended to
   do nefarious things to the recipient's machine or terminal. it used to
   be possible, for example, to send letterbombs that would lock up some
   specific kinds of terminals when they are viewed, so thoroughly that the
   user must cycle power see cycle, sense 3 to unwedge them. under
   unix, a letterbomb can also try to get part of its contents interpreted
   as a shell command to the mailer. the results of this could range from
   silly to tragic; fortunately it has been some years since any of the
   standard unix/internet mail software was vulnerable to such an attack
   though, as the melissa virus attack demonstrated in early 1999,
   microsoft systems can have serious problems. see also trojan horse;
   compare nastygram. 2. loosely, a mailbomb.


see also:
email live data cycle trojan horse nastygram mailbomb 

[4] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

letterbomb
     
         1. an e-mail message containing live data
        intended to do nefarious things to the recipient's computer or
        terminal.  it is possible, for example, to send letterbombs
        that will lock up some specific kinds of terminals when they
        are viewed, so thoroughly that the user must turn the terminal
        off to unwedge it.  under unix, a letterbomb can also try to
        get part of its contents interpreted as a shell command.  the
        results of this could range from silly to tragic.
     
        see also trojan horse; compare nastygram, talk bomb.
     
        2. loosely, a mailbomb.
     
        jargon file
     
        1998-01-16
     
     
see also:
e-mail live data unix trojan horse nastygram talk bomb 
mailbomb jargon file 

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