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I still randomly gmail my dear beloved best friend who died of melanoma 18 years ago. It goes into the ether. I hope gmail doesn't reassign his account to som

I still randomly gmail my dear beloved best friend who died of melanoma 18 years ago. It goes into the ether. I hope gmail doesn't reassign his account to someone else for inactivity, they will get my "thinking of you, miss you, this thing happened that you would have found hilarious" emails.

khazhoux 1y ago
FWIW, there's no way gmail recycles inactive email addresses. That would wreck security worldwide.
- imp0cat 1y ago
  Sound right, as it would be an easy way to take over other accounts connected to that inbox.
- opan 1y ago
  What happens to those accounts they've been deleting for inactivity lately then?
  - khazhoux 1y ago
    They just sit there, dead.
    - rkomorn 1y ago
      Yep. I've been trying to get one for my username. It's one of only two conflicts I've ever encountered online, and it's been inactive for over a decade, but I can't claim it.
- deleted 1y ago
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- Poomba 1y ago
  Yahoo does recycle emails though if i recall
tonymillion 1y ago
That actually happened with texts to a grandmothers phone number that was (eventually) reassigned. https://www.the-independent.com/news/uk/home-news/family-shocked-to-receive-text-messages-from-dead-grandmother-s-mobile-phone-9800539.html https://www.the-independent.com/news/uk/home-news/family-sho...
thijson 1y ago
I heard about people that would keep the voice mail of a departed loved one on their phone undeleted. They would replay it from time to time to get the feeling that they are still there. Also they would wear their clothes to feel their presence.
- moioci 1y ago
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_i59j74g3s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_i59j74g3s