mail storm

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mail storm - Jargon File (4.4.4, 14 Aug 2003) :

  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.