sorcerer's apprentice mode n.
[from Goethe's "Der
Zauberlehrling" via Paul Dukas's "L'apprenti sorcier" the film
"Fantasia"] A bug in a protocol where, under some
circumstances, the receipt of a message causes multiple messages to
be sent, each of which, when received, triggers the same bug. Used
esp. of such behavior caused by bounce message loops in
email software. Compare broadcast storm,
[from Goethe's "Der
Zauberlehrling" via Paul Dukas's "L'apprenti sorcier" the film
"Fantasia"] A bug in a protocol where, under some
circumstances, the receipt of a message causes multiple messages to
be sent, each of which, when received, triggers the same bug. Used
esp. of such behavior caused by bounce message loops in
email software. Compare broadcast storm,
Related:
- sorcerer's apprentice mode: [from Friedrich Schiller's "Der
Zauberlehrling" via the film "Fantasia"] n.
A bug in a protocol where, under some circumstances... - bounce message: [UNIX] n. Notification message returned to sender
by a site unable to relay {email} to the intended {{Internet
address}} recipient or the next link in a {bang path} (see
{bounce},
sense 1). Reasons might include a nonexistent or ... - ARMM n.
[acronym, `Automated Retroactive Minimal
Moderation'] A Usenet cancelbot created by Dick Depew of Munroe Falls,
Ohio. ARMM was intended to automatically cancel posts... - bounce message n.
[common] Notification message
returned to sender by a site unable to relay email to the
intended Internet address recipient or the next link in a
bang path (see bounce,
sense 1). Reasons might include a nonexistent or... - software laser: n. An optical laser works by bouncing photons back
and forth between two mirrors,
one totally reflective and one partially reflective... - nastygram /nas'tee-gram/ n.
1. A protocol packet or item
of email (the latter is also called a letterbomb) that takes
advantage of misfeatures or security holes on the target system to
do untoward things.
2. Disapproving mail, esp. from a net.god, pursuant... - nastygram: /nas'tee-gram/ n. 1. A protocol packet or item of
email (the latter is also called a {letterbomb}) that takes
advantage of misfeatures or security holes on the target system to
do untoward things.
2. Disapproving mail, esp. from a {net.god}, pursuant... - phase of the moon n.
Used humorously as a random parameter
on which something is said to depend.
Sometimes implies unreliability of whatever is dependent... - posting n.
Noun corresp. to v. post (but note that
post can be nouned).
Distinguished from a `letter' or ordinary email...
From the same category:
- mouse around vi.
To explore public portions of a large
system,
esp. a network such as Internet via FTP or TELNET... - barfmail n.
Multiple bounce messages accumulating to
the level of serious annoyance,
or worse. The sort of thing that happens when an... - finger
[WAITS, via BSD Unix] 1. n. A program that displays
information about a particular user or all users logged on the
system,
or a remote system. Typically shows full name, last... - hack
[very common] 1. n. Originally, a quick job that
produces what is needed,
but not well. 2. n. An incredibly good, and perhaps... - fnord n.
[from the "Illuminatus Trilogy"] 1. A word
used in email and news postings to tag utterances as surrealist
mind-play or humor,
esp. in connection with Discordianism and ...
