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your email has become a dangerous business. The number and types of
email borne threats that can cause harm to your computer or your
privacy are growing.
Sometimes the actual danger imposed by these threats can be
over hyped, but you still need to know what could constitute a
dangerous email message and how to respond to the threat.
Email 'bomb' at work
An
email "bomb" refers to the large number of email messages sent to an
account with the primary aim of bringing the account down. When an
email server is flooded with email messages, it is unable to receive
other email messages and effectively becomes useless.
An account that receives an email bomb will also experience an
interruption in the transfer and processing of legitimate mail, as
well.
Email bombs are particularly dangerous as even if an email
server is brought down to stave off the problem, the email bombardment
will continue where it left off when the server is restarted.
Another type of “bombing” occurs when a user signs someone for multiple
newsletter services and other automatic email generation services that
can bring a person's inbox to its knees.
The only way to recover from an email bomb is probably to
contact your Internet service provider for help. It may be necessary
for you to disable or change your email address, at least temporarily.
Source:infotech.indiatimes.com
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