Send Emails After Your Death 271
Roland Piquepaille writes "As you all know, the two things in life you can't avoid are taxes and death. But if you will no longer have to pay taxes after your death, you will be able to send email thanks to a new service, Mylastemail.com. The Los Angeles Times (free registration needed) says this service will cost you $9.99 for a three-year subscription. The company says you can update your farewell messages from anywhere in the world, including cybercafes or airports." If it's not a hoax, it's a pretty cool service.
Dead Man's Switch (Score:5, Informative)
If you don't tell it you're alive every now and then, it can encrypt your files, send email, and post messages on the web. Very paranoia.
Nothing like Dead Man's Switch (Score:3, Informative)
Talk to these guys (Score:3, Informative)
A wierder alternative... (Score:3, Informative)
Halfway between a service and a conceptual work of modern art, it's got more entertainment value than giving 9.99 a quarter to some venture capitalists, plus you can browse other people's (anonymous) speficications for their demise while you are waiting to die.
Re:My letter.... (Score:4, Informative)
Re:This is retarded (Score:1, Informative)
You are also paying $9.99 for 3 years for about 8K of storage. (Earlier in the FAQ it refers to a generous allowance of about 1500 words)
From The FAQ:
How does mylastemail.com know when to send my emails?
After completing the create account section a document will be displayed in your browser window. You need to print this document, sign and date it and file it with your other important papers. This is an authority and request for your trustee to return the document to us with a copy of your death certificate. Should you lose this document, it can be re-printed at any time from the 'Edit Personal Details' page.
To ensure that emails are not sent prematurely, they will only be processed upon receipt of both your printed document and Death Certificate.
At no time will the administrator see the email addresses that you are sending a message to, nor the content of any of your emails.
The system will automatically send an email to your recipients informing them that you have left them a message. The email will include a URL link where they can view the message.
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