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bounce message
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bounce message /n./ [Unix] 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
misspelled username or a down relay site. Bounce messages can
themselves fail, with occasionally ugly results; see sorcerer's
apprentice mode and software laser. The terms `bounce
mail' and `barfmail' are also common.
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