A name that identifies an electronic post office box on a network where e-mail can be sent. Different types of networks have different formats for e-mail addresses. Sending or arranging to send, a huge quantity of messages to the target. The victim is swamped with thousands of messages. A searing e-mail or newsgroup message in which the writer attacks another participant in overly harsh, and often personal, terms.
Flames are an unfortunate, but inevitable, element of unmoderated conferences.
Flamemail is the use of e-mail to transmit offensive, insulting, harassing messages to people you are working with or others outside the workplace. Refers to techniques for ensuring that data stored in a computer cannot be read or compromised. Most security measures involve data encryption and passwords. When an e-mail message is sent to the mailing list name, it is automatically forwarded to all the addresses in the list. Synonymous with Impersonation, Masquerading or Spoofing.