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Not Life After Death -- Email After Death

Rick Zeman writes "Wanna send that one last email after you're dead and gone? CNN has an article about a service that will give the 21st century equivalent to a old-fashioned note in a drawer except that this could be more targeted '...by offering people the chance to write one last e-mail, complete with video clip or photo attachments, and send it to loved ones, friends or even enemies after the person who wrote it is dead.'"

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  1. Isn't this the same as a statement in a will? by mind21_98 · · Score: 4, Informative

    A statement or decree in a will to email certain people would serve the same purpose, I would think, plus it would legally mandate the email be sent (the service could forget that the person died and not send it).

  2. Re:Mine is going to read... by joycircuit · · Score: 4, Informative

    wasnt this on /. a while back as well. jebus. and i dont even believe in jebus.

  3. It's A Dupe by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Informative
    Although, it at least took almost a year... http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/11/15/135524 5&tid=95&tid=126

    And no, I don't go checking for these things. I have a good memory.

  4. Re:I smell spam from the grave by fbform · · Score: 4, Informative


    I smell spam from the grave

    What a coincidence! I smell a dupe from the past!

    Well, to be fair to the Slashdot editors, it's not *really* a dupe - this service is offered by a different company. But how different and original can you get with posthumous email services?

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  5. The article forgot the link !!!! by jdkane · · Score: 4, Informative

    The actual link to the service is thelastemail.