Email bankruptcy
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Email bankruptcy is a term used to identify or explain a decision to close an e-mail account, or to delete all messages older than a certain date, due to an overwhelming receipt of garbage messages, compared to legitimate messages, usually attributed to author Lawrence Lessig in 2004[1] but which can also be attributed to Dr. Sherry Turkle in 2002.[2]
An insurmountable volume or backlog of legitimate messages (e.g. maybe on return from an extended vacation), may also lead to bankruptcy.
During the act of declaring email bankruptcy, a message is usually sent to all senders explaining the problem, that their message has been deleted, and that if their message still requires a response they should resend their message.[3][4][5]
[edit] References
- ^ Musgrove, Mike (2007-05-25). "E-Mail Reply to All: 'Leave Me Alone' - washingtonpost.com". washingtonpost.com. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/24/AR2007052402258.html. Retrieved 2007-11-15.
- ^ Rosenblum, Constance (2002-02-14). "ESSAY; In Lost E-Mail, a Dividend - nytimes.com". nytimes.com. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F40D14F83D5B0C778DDDAB0894DA404482. Retrieved 2002-02-14.
- ^ Harlow, John (2007-10-14). "Office staff hit delete in war on e-mail monster - Times Online". London: www.timesonline.co.uk. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article2652797.ece. Retrieved 2007-11-15.
- ^ "Call It the Dead E-Mail Office - wired.com". wired.com. http://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/news/2004/06/63733. Retrieved 2004-06-07.
- ^ "Re: PING Tuesday - Usenet:alt.religion.wicca". Usenet. http://groups.google.com/group/alt.religion.wicca/msg/16712075d4953f3a?dmode=source&hl=en. Retrieved 2003-10-22.
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