> -----Original Message----- > From: J.A. Terranson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, December 24, 2004 10:56 AM > To: Exibar > Cc: morning_wood; [email protected] > Subject: [spam] Re: [Full-Disclosure] This sums up Yahoo!s security > policy to a -T- > > > > On Thu, 23 Dec 2004, Exibar wrote: > > > I applaud Yahoo for adhearing to their policies. All the > familly has to do > > is send legal documents of their son's death, and legal > documents stating > > who they are. At that point I'm sure the account information will be > > released as per Yahoo's policy. > > > Yahoo's policy says that death terminates the account: they better have a > TRO served up with that notice ;-) >
If it does state that, then his parents have zero legal recourse. > > Instead of trying to get the media involved, they should be > getting their > > laywer involved as the clock's ticking on the 90 no-activity > delete. Their > > lawyer will know the correct documents to send over to yahoo as proof of > > their son's death and that his parents have control over their > dead son's > > belongings/estate. > > I've been wondering why they went the PR route, and the answer which > comes to mind is that his parents may *not* be the estate holders ;-) > Perhaps there is a will which they don't like? Or a wife? Maybe a > *husband*??? > > > > Perhaps what yahoo *could* do, or *should* do, is remove the 90 day > > time-out on their son's e-mail account until they can have a > chance of going > > through the courts. Perhaps extend it up to 365 days... > > Why? They have a well defined set of account terms, which the decedent > specifically acknowledged and agreed to. Why should some outsider be able > to come in and change the rules after the fact? Why does everyone assume > that the decedent would approve of his family getting control of his > account? > I only said that to state that *if* Yahoo wanted some good PR, they would lift the 90 expirey. They don't have to, especially if death terminates the account as stated above. > > -- > Yours, > > J.A. Terranson > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 0xBD4A95BF > > Civilization is in a tailspin - everything is backwards, everything is > upside down- doctors destroy health, psychiatrists destroy minds, lawyers > destroy justice, the major media destroy information, governments destroy > freedom and religions destroy spirituality - yet it is claimed to be > healthy, just, informed, free and spiritual. We live in a social system > whose community, wealth, love and life is derived from alienation, > poverty, self-hate and medical murder - yet we tell ourselves that it is > biologically and ecologically sustainable. > > The Bush plan to screen whole US population for mental illness clearly > indicates that mental illness starts at the top. > > Rev Dr Michael Ellner > > > _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
