The victim can not receive any new emails anymore,
as most
server's
mailboxes do not receive any new emails once a certain limit has
been reached. Most often tedious and superfluous transfer times
on the local computer have to be taken into account. An e-mail
program, or even the entire computer, can be put out of use.
To start a mailbombing attack one needs a SMTP server (outgoing mail
server), which accepts and forwards emails without inspecting
them further.
Defense mechanisms:
One should take care to distribute one's e-mail address very cautiously.
With these programs you can:
- Start mailbombing attacks
- Liberate bombed mailboxes
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