May 15, 2003

mail storm

n.

[from broadcast storm, influenced by maelstrom] What often happens when a machine with an Internet connection and active users re-connects after extended downtime — a flood of incoming mail that brings the machine to its knees. See also hairball.

Posted by Jargon File at May 15, 2003 10:39 AM

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