資料來源 : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing
letterbomb
1. An {e-mail} message containing {live data}
intended to do nefarious things to the recipient's computer or
terminal. It is possible, for example, to send letterbombs
that will lock up some specific kinds of terminals when they
are viewed, so thoroughly that the user must turn the terminal
off to unwedge it. Under {Unix}, a letterbomb can also try to
get part of its contents interpreted as a shell command. The
results of this could range from silly to tragic.
See also {Trojan horse}; compare {nastygram}, {talk bomb}.
2. Loosely, a {mailbomb}.
[{Jargon File}]
(1998-01-16)