List-bomb

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list-bomb
Usage: v.


list-bomb: v.

To mailbomb someone by forging messages causing the victim to become a subscriber to many mailing lists. This is a self-defeating tactic; it merely forces mailing list servers to require confirmation by return message for every subscription.

Sources

Source: list-bomb, in The Jargon File, version 4.4.7.


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