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In article <1992Jul23.234640.8728@scott.skidmore.edu> ldg@scott.skidmore.edu (Leo D. Geoffrion) writes:
>In article <1992Jul23.215931.13522@menudo.uh.edu> sears@tree.egr.uh.edu writes:
>>
>>
>>Today we have a very interesting and sensitive situation arise -- a user  
>>passed away and now the user's parents would like access to the user's  
>>account.
>>
>...
>If I'm not mistaken, someone is designated as the executor of the
>person's estate.   ...
>...  Within that context,
>I'd be inclined to turn over any files to the executor if that
>person so requests.

	I mostly agree, however, the one caveat is that the executor would
only expect to receive personal papers or property.  The user might have
files in his account which would not in fact be considered her property; but
instead the property of the computing center, perhaps an employer or a
research adviser.  If you were dealing with physical files someone would
have to sort through them to decide which were personal and which were not.
Depending on the circumstances you might have to do the same with the
computer files.

				Bill Bogstad