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User Guide: Messaging
| SYSOP'S NOTE: Messaging is not available to the general public - it's the one feature of this site that is prone to abuse, so I do not allow just anyone to send messages from my server. Unless you know me - or more aptly, unless I know and trust you - you will not be able to set up messages, and I probably will not be willing to enable you to do so. |
The message center enables you to set up "death notices" that will be sent out in the event that you do not log into the system for a predetermined number of days. These messages are useful for things like telling people where to find important information, such as the logins for systems to which only you have access, the location of important documents (your will, insurance paperwork, etc.), or other information that others might need in the event that you are unavailable, incapacitated, or dead.
Messaging Basics
If messaging is enabled for your account, you will be able to set up a specific number of messages. For each message, you may specify the following:
- The date (number of days since last login) when the message should be sent
- Up to five recipients
- Subject line
- Message content
The "from" address cannot be altered - it will be the e-mail address associated with the account.
Messaging Tips
- It is possible to set a message to send in fewer than three days - but it is not advised, as you will not receive your first reminder until three days have passed.
- It is also inadvisable to send any confidential information in the message body - as that information will be sent as clear text to the server when you input it, and as clear text in an e-mail message when it is sent. The best approach is to store the information in a secure location - an encrypted computer file burned to CD - and use the message to tell the recipient the location and provide the encryption key.
- The maintenance routine that sends messages runs in the wee hours of the morning - so if your message is set to send five days after your last login, you cannot log in at noon on the fifth day to prevent it from being sent.
For more information about messaging, see the messaging questions in the site's FAQ.