[nredman]

But a Spanish Internet company is breaking fresh ground on the Web 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.

"Most people leave notes behind in drawers or boxes knowing or hoping they will be found after they die.

"This is the same, but via Internet," said Alberto Iriarte, 33, director of Global Spectrum, the Pamplona-based company which runs the service.

He said that the site, with English, Spanish and Portuguese versions, has been running since January but only really began to take off in July.

More than 300 people have signed up so far, the majority of them from Spain, Brazil and the United States, he said.

"We're getting some 200 hits a day, of which an average of two become clients," Iriarte told The Associated Press in a telephone interview from the company's office in Brazil.



http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/interne....ap/index.html


holy cow 200 hits a day!!!!

i can see the titles of these emails
Hey Sorry I'm Dead

[wtf_reporter]

how can they verify the id of the person who wishes his mail to be sent after his death to the living whoever?? git it?

[MacMan4000]

Originally posted by wtf_reporter:
how can they verify the id of the person who wishes his mail to be sent after his death to the living whoever?? git it?

I can see it now... "hi, I am George Bush. When I die send an email to ... And tell them ..."


(i was gonna have stuff where those dots are, but I don't wanna piss off any political people. I hate politics )

[nredman]

Originally posted by MacMan4000:
I can see it now... "hi, I am George Bush. When I die send an email to ... And tell them ..."


(i was gonna have stuff where those dots are, but I don't wanna piss off any political people. I hate politics )

go ahead i dont care if my thread gets hijacked or locked...i'm all for bush jokes.

[TheBadgerHunter]

Good idea.

[Xeo]

I assume it costs money. I'll just schedule a cron job to do it daily so when I finally go it'll be for real.

(That was funnier in my head, but I'm tired enough that I'm gonna post it anyway.)

[MilkmanDan]

hmm..... as opposed to writing one out and leaving it with your lawyer and with your Last Will and Testament. This is nothing new, just that its e-mail, and less personal. Plus, with any luck, someone will think its spam.

[macaddict0001]

Originally posted by Xeo:
I assume it costs money. I'll just schedule a cron job to do it daily so when I finally go it'll be for real.

(That was funnier in my head, but I'm tired enough that I'm gonna post it anyway.)

what would actually be interesting is if someone made one of those and sent it out and checked to see how many people cared enough about you to check if you were dead. you know sort your friends and your "friends".

[benandkelley]

Originally posted by macaddict0001:
what would actually be interesting is if someone made one of those and sent it out and checked to see how many people cared enough about you to check if you were dead. you know sort your friends and your "friends".

Just don't "cry wolf" too often.