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Classic from old Hotmail as well. Don't think hotmail do this anymore but I am sure I fell victim to it 16 or so years ago.

vecinu 10y ago
Likewise. It was a really sad day when I realized I couldn't find e-mails I sent and received when I touched the internet for the first time. It would have been quite a ride down nostalgia lane.
ryanburk 10y ago
hotmail / outlook does still delete email from inactive accounts, and then the account itself. you have to log in every <270 days (9 months) to keep the system from deleting your mail and in <12 months to keep your email address/account alive.[1] but you will get emails to your secondary email address as a warning before this happens. gmail also does the same, but likely on a longer time horizon[2]. [2] I worked on outlook.com and http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook_com/forum/oemail-orestoremail/deleted-hotmail-account-due-to-inactivity-i-need/252611c1-94d6-4b48-974c-005038ea46f7 http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook_com/forum/oemail-... [2] https://www.quora.com/Will-Google-deactivate-my-Gmail-account-if-it-is-not-used-After-how-long-does-it-deactivate https://www.quora.com/Will-Google-deactivate-my-Gmail-accoun...
- msravi 10y ago
  The quora link you posted also says that gmail does NOT do that anymore - the clause was removed from their policy.
snnn 10y ago
I worked for a listed game company. We often delete inactive account for making a better revenue report. Once an account is deleted，all the money he paid can be immediately confirmed as revenue.
riskneural 10y ago
I still remember too. 28 days? I was easily off-grid for 28 days. At the moment, we are heavily focusing on "exit strategies" for outsourcing agreements in regulated industries. Banking is leading the way, followed by insurance, but it's hard not to recommend to any CRO in a company with business to lose.

vecinu 10y ago

Likewise. It was a really sad day when I realized I couldn't find e-mails I sent and received when I touched the internet for the first time. It would have been quite a ride down nostalgia lane.

ryanburk 10y ago

hotmail / outlook does still delete email from inactive accounts, and then the account itself. you have to log in every <270 days (9 months) to keep the system from deleting your mail and in <12 months to keep your email address/account alive.[1] but you will get emails to your secondary email address as a warning before this happens. gmail also does the same, but likely on a longer time horizon[2]. [2] I worked on outlook.com and http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook_com/forum/oemail-orestoremail/deleted-hotmail-account-due-to-inactivity-i-need/252611c1-94d6-4b48-974c-005038ea46f7 http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook_com/forum/oemail-... [2] https://www.quora.com/Will-Google-deactivate-my-Gmail-account-if-it-is-not-used-After-how-long-does-it-deactivate https://www.quora.com/Will-Google-deactivate-my-Gmail-accoun...

msravi 10y ago
The quora link you posted also says that gmail does NOT do that anymore - the clause was removed from their policy.

snnn 10y ago

I worked for a listed game company. We often delete inactive account for making a better revenue report. Once an account is deleted，all the money he paid can be immediately confirmed as revenue.

riskneural 10y ago

I still remember too. 28 days? I was easily off-grid for 28 days. At the moment, we are heavily focusing on "exit strategies" for outsourcing agreements in regulated industries. Banking is leading the way, followed by insurance, but it's hard not to recommend to any CRO in a company with business to lose.