Bounce message

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bounce message

Usage: n. Derivation: Common See Also: sorcerer's apprentice mode, software laser

bounce message: n.

[common] Notification message returned to sender by a site unable to relay email to the intended Internet address recipient or the next link in a bang path (see bounce, sense 1). Reasons might include a nonexistent or misspelled username or a down relay site. Bounce messages can themselves fail, with occasionally ugly results; see sorcerer's apprentice mode and software laser. The terms bounce mail and barfmail are also common.

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