Jaspossum Posted September 23, 2004 Report Share Posted September 23, 2004 The legal implications of self-destructing e-mailAccording to an article by Laurie Varendorff, an Australian records management expert, Microsoft and IBM have developed software that enables creators of e-mail messages to have tremendous control over their messages, even after they have been sent. The rest of the story.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Matt Posted September 23, 2004 Report Share Posted September 23, 2004 Wow, way to kindof lose freedoms.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
robroy Posted September 23, 2004 Report Share Posted September 23, 2004 More scary stuffbetter than HalloweenJD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cowsgonemadd3 Posted September 23, 2004 Report Share Posted September 23, 2004 Yes scary! And weird! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jcl Posted September 23, 2004 Report Share Posted September 23, 2004 Self-destructing email comes up every few years. No chance it'll become universal. If the self-destruction trigger hooks into the email client, people will use different clients. If the mail isn't readable with other clients, people won't use the self-destruction feature. If it requires a change to the email platform (e.g., SMTP) it's dead on arrival; no way they're going to be able to convince every MTA to adopt it.The bit about Words documents and whatnot will happen, and limited use of self-destructing email is likely, but DRM is probably too complex for most people to use. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
macmarauder Posted September 23, 2004 Report Share Posted September 23, 2004 Yes but perfect for Spys. OOmacmarauder is on the case. (throws laptop out the window)BOOM! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mikex Posted September 23, 2004 Report Share Posted September 23, 2004 What's so scary about it? M$ has the self destructing OS. Windows, oooppppssss. **covers mouth with hand**Did I say that. M Quote Link to post Share on other sites
macmarauder Posted September 23, 2004 Report Share Posted September 23, 2004 LOL Too True, Too True. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
robroy Posted September 24, 2004 Report Share Posted September 24, 2004 What's so scary about it? M$ has the self destructing OS. Windows, oooppppssss. **covers mouth with hand**Did I say that. M BooomMikex's systems blow up from self destructing windowsJD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mikex Posted September 24, 2004 Report Share Posted September 24, 2004 I figured it out.There is an internal timer. This timer, once triggered, will start the destruction after six months.It's a plot by M$ for you to go back to their update site, where they secretly harvest the raw data(that you thought was destroyed) from your machine. Email addys, SS#, bank account numbers, and yes even the porn you accidently downloaded that one time. wink wink.M Quote Link to post Share on other sites
macmarauder Posted September 24, 2004 Report Share Posted September 24, 2004 M$ do something wrong and entirely for thier own gain. Nahhhh Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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