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

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.


see also:
email spam letterbomb nastygram blob list-bomb 

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