Just wondering if anyone has investigated the issue of lingering digital legacies after death.

Not directly, but I am sure I am not the only person here who's had to figure out what to do with web sites and mailing lists run by people who've died. Regards, John Levine, johnl@iecc.com, Primary Perpetrator of "The Internet for Dummies", Please consider the environment before reading this e-mail. http://jl.ly