I got a link from a friend to the article about accidental Gmail accounts removal (in Croatian). I googled a bit and found another report of Gmail account removal. It’s not just about Gmail, this can happen on any webmail service. I got a bit scared, because I have important e-mails on my account, which are not backed up. How to prevent this? Simple, back up your e-mails from time to time. I know I’ll do that. And just to prevent hardware failure, you can also back it up on CD, or some other removable storage. Better safe than sorry :).