In mainstream folklore it is observed that trying to drink from a firehose can be a good way to rip your lips off. On computer networks, the absence or failure of flow control mechanisms can lead to situations in which the sending system sprays a massive flood of packets at an unfortunate receiving system, more than it can handle. Compare href="module.php?name=Lexikon&file=search&eid=1&query=overrun">overrun, href="module.php?name=Lexikon&file=search&eid=1&query=buffer overflow">buffer overflow. [href="module.php?name=Lexikon&file=search&eid=1&query=Jargon File">Jargon File]

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