sorcerer's apprentice mode

sorcerer's apprentice mode

(networking)(From Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's "DerZauberlehrling", via the Walt Disney film "Fantasia") A bugin a protocol where, under some circumstances, the receiptof a message causes multiple messages to be sent, each ofwhich, when received, triggers the same bug. Used especiallyof such behaviour caused by bounce message loops inelectronic mail software.

Compare broadcast storm, network meltdown, software laser, ARMM.

Der Zauberlehrling.