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My reaction in a similar situation was to rather preserve his privacy. I don't know that mailboxes should be made available to relatives after one dies.
by cm2187 6y ago
My reaction in a similar situation was to rather preserve his privacy. I don't know that mailboxes should be made available to relatives after one dies.
- ge96 6y agoYeah and it could go both ways. You can try to get something out of it or also what if you're tied to their problems(eg. debt) that would suck. But yeah TL;DR I don't really remember my own father so would be nice to see more of what his life was like.
- Aeolun 6y agoPersonally I think it would be fun if my son was interested in what’s in my emails after I’m dead. On the other hand, it’s all horribly mundane, so you’d quickly get bored.
- WalterBright 6y agoMy parents obsessively kept every family letter, the good, the bad, the sad, even the embarrassing. It's kind of a treasure trove for me. I get to see their take on events I remember. The letters go back well over a century.
- scrollaway 6y agoFor those who actually want to do this on Google, there is a tool called the Inactive Account Manager (not available for GSuite/Google Workspace): https://myaccount.google.com/inactive https://myaccount.google.com/inactive (More info: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/3036546 https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/3036546) This utility allows you to give access to a variety of data to another user when your Google account becomes inactive for a configurable long period of time. It also allows you to send certain emails or whatever. I recommend everyone who uses a Google account checks it out at the very least. It's a hell of a tool.