Re:What happens to your emails after you die
by crispyambulance on Thursday March 12, 2020 @02:18PM
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> I have cron jobs set up on pre-paid servers so that should something happen to me...
That's interesting, effectively a "dead man's switch" as a script. I think that would be extremely useful thing to do if you're going camping, mountain climbing, or visiting dangerous places etc.
But if you're just talking about "natural causes" most accounts have a way for a designated person to take control upon death. Octogenarians, I expect, are not apt to be facile with cron jobs, strong passwords and MFA devices. At that point, power of attorney papers become the most important thing (POA's don't have to be family members).
That's interesting, effectively a "dead man's switch" as a script. I think that would be extremely useful thing to do if you're going camping, mountain climbing, or visiting dangerous places etc.
But if you're just talking about "natural causes" most accounts have a way for a designated person to take control upon death. Octogenarians, I expect, are not apt to be facile with cron jobs, strong passwords and MFA devices. At that point, power of attorney papers become the most important thing (POA's don't have to be family members).