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I'd argue that this is a good policy, if you forget about it and there are sensitive documents etc contained within the mailbox then it's probably a good idea to erase it after a period of inactivity...
I'd also argue that if there are emails on that account that are important.... And it's a temp email address for a specific event... Forward the important stuff to a more frequently used email account? Maybe?
I'd argue that this is a good policy, if you forget about it and there are sensitive documents etc contained within the mailbox then it's probably a good idea to erase it after a period of inactivity...
True, especially considering that a lot of accounts on Yahoo and AOL (basically part of Yahoo and does this same policy) are likely a decade or two old, so they may have passwords of like 6 characters and no 2FA, because that was super common back then.
The warning really should be to avoid using service providers for long-term storage of anything. You should have your own copies of any important emails/documents/etc.
Or at least check on your stuff once a year, or pay for service (money or log in and look at an ad). You also shouldn't put a box in a corner of someone's house or office and ignore it for over a year.
> A word of caution to all, set up a reminder to logon to your dormant email addresses every few weeks I think it's a chore that most of us would not do. How about writing a script instead to login every x weeks and send you an alert email/text for that along with emails count?
How about adding the account to your regular mail client?