Mail storm

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mail storm
Usage: n.
Derivation: From broadcast storm, influenced by maelstrom

See Also: hairball


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.

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Source: mail storm, in The Jargon File, version 4.4.7.


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