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An email, usually very short, sent for the purpose of testing whether the email system is working. The sender's purpose may be:
- to find out whether the sender's outgoing email is configured correctly
- to troubleshoot the end-to-end connection between a sender and recipient
If the sender is able to find his solution with no response from the recipient, the test email will usually contain a terse instruction like "ignore this email."
If the sender needs a response from the recipient in order to complete the test, then the test email will say something like "let me know if you got this."
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subject: testing...
Did you get this?
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subject: test 2
please ignore - just a test - M
The email version of a prank call.
There is a prank website where you email spoofing someone's email address.
The emails you find in your in box that get sent to you when every one you know is asleep. These will include offers of generic Viagra, penis enlargement, unique but unspecified business opportunities, lotto or prize draw win notification and of course the classic 'help me share my $5million' offer from a man who may or may not have been high up in the Nigerian Finance Minestry.
Tim started each day at the office, mucking out his overnight emails. How he wished he hadn't filled in his email address on the site that offered cheap Viagra.
When there is so much shit going on at work or in your personal life that you are scared to check your email, fearing that emails will just bring more shit that you will be unable to handle. Also related to blink-and-boom conditions with emails, where you blink and 10 emails drop in your inbox, while you were still responding to the last 50. In blink-and-boom situation, your delirious mind starts to think that somehow the blinking is causing more emails. So you stop blinking - hoping that emails will stop coming or senders of those emails will look at your red teary eyes, have mercy on you and stop sending more emails ( hardly ever works, but give it a shot ).
Email-anxiety killing me this morning Yo ! Who knows what kinda crap awaits me !
The inability to send or reply to emails in a timely manner, caused either by their overwhelming number, or an individual's own shortcomings that stem from spineless avoidance of interpersonal communication.
My grandmother's email never received a reply; email paralysis left me ineffectual.
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A common email scam in which it is claimed that a wealthy foreigner needs your help moving millions of dollars from his homeland to yours and will reward you with a hefty percentage of this fortune if you agree to assist him.
Dear Sir,
I am Barrister philip Adama, a solicitor at law. I am
the personal attorney to Mr. Ralf Rutherford, who used
to work with Shell Development Company in Nigeria.
On the 21st of April 2000, my client, his wife and
their only daughter were involved in a car accident
along sagbama express road. All occupants of the
vehicle unfortunately lost there lives. Since then I
have made several enquiries to your embassy here
to locate any of my clients extended relatives, this
has also proved unsuccessful.
After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided
to look for any body who will be willing to assist me
in recovering the fund valued at US$10.5 million left
behind by my client before it gets confisicated or
declared unserviceable by the Bank where this huge
amount were deposited.
The said Bank has issued me a notice to provide the
next of kin or have the account confisicated within
the next twenty one official working days.Since I have
been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for over
2 years now, I seek your consent to present you as the
next of kin to the deceased hence I have all the
legal document to back you up for the claim, so that
the proceeds of this account can be paid to you.
Therefore, on receipt of your positive response, we
shall then discuss on how we can sharing the funds
when it get into your account. I have all necessary
information and legal documents needed to back you up
for claim. All I require from you is your honest
cooperation to enable us see this transaction through.
I guarantee that this will be executed under
legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any
breach of the law.
IF YOU ARE VERY MUCH READY TO PROCEED with me, THEN
CONTACT ME 0N THIS E-Mail
Best Regards
Barrister philip Adama
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Somebody who bombards your email inbox with (mostly) unnecessary messages. They are most common at work, since you are unlikely to remain friends with such a person in a social capacity. The volume of emails is such that it detracts focus from the key tasks you are looking to undertake whilst on your PC.
Dan: Jees, where's my report already?
Dave: I'm trying, man, but I can't focus. It's Sarah Braun, she's such an email terrorist.
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