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Self-Shredding E-Mail

Posted by timothy on from the plausible-deniability dept.

yoink! writes: "I just read an article on CNN.com describing a self-shredding e-mail system. With all the persistent e-mail documents gathered by the Government in the MS Anti-Trust case, and the massive shredding of paper documents by parties in the Enron fiasco, it's no wonder people have been looking for an electronic solution to a material problem solved years ago with some cutting tools, a motor, and a garbage bag." One of the companies highlighted here was called Disappearing, Inc. when it was mentioned a few years ago, but now several others have joined the fray.

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  1. Outlook by Orre · · Score: 3, Funny

    Why not use outlook. It does that whenever it wants on my Unverity (randomly).

  2. Self-Shredding E-mail Howto: by Shuh · · Score: 3, Funny
    Steps to self-shredding e-mail:
    1. Get your "@enron.com" account...
    2. Use account.
  3. Been there, Done that. by sharkey · · Score: 3, Funny

    describing a self-shredding e-mail system.

    Been out for years, described here. You can even get a demo version!

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    "Outlook not so good." That magic 8-ball knows everything! I'll ask about Exchange Server next.
  4. Self-Deleting Spam by Ukab+the+Great · · Score: 3, Funny

    Self-shredding e-mail is cool. But messages that kill themselves if they contain the strings "Get Out of Debt" or "Penis Enlargment" would really kick ass.