bounce

1. An electronic mail message is said to bounce when it is not successfully delivered.
2. Sometimes people will say ``bounce a copy of that mail to someone.'' This is more commonly called forwarding mail.

If you send an e-mail and it does not get delivered, usually a copy of the undelivered message will be sent to you as e-mail, with additional header lines attached to the front of it, containing information about what went wrong.

If you need help with mail problems, send mail to postmaster@nmt.edu or contact the help desk.

Last updated: 1997/05/22 02:29:39 UT
URL: http://www.nmt.edu/tcc/help/g/bounce.html