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e-mail bombing

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A denial-of-service attack that saturates the victim's e-mail capability. Simple e-mail bombing involves sending hundreds or thousands of messages to a person's e-mail address. E-mail subscription bombing subscribes victims to dozens or hundreds of mailing lists, each of which sends multiple messages on a daily basis. See e-mail virus.


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There are also "how-to" denial-of-service tutorials on the Internet, and sites that urge the e-mail bombing of public figures.
 
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