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<p>On <a href="/facts/Internet/Xw1rVvJU">Internet</a> usage, an email bomb is a form of net abuse that sends large volumes of <a href="/facts/Email/6pD9GLtI">email</a> to an address to overflow the mailbox, overwhelm the <a href="/facts/Server_(computing)/dEaYFD7r">server</a> where the email address is hosted in a <a href="/facts/Denial-of-service_attack/6nkoK02J">denial-of-service attack</a> or as a <a href="/facts/Smoke_screen/s0Wre6Iq">smoke screen</a> to distract the attention from important email messages indicating a <a href="/facts/Security_breach/B4uxkyxh">security breach</a>. </p>