2nd send: Adopt‐an‐Haitian‐Internet‐ technician‐or‐facility

2010-02-17 Thread Eric Brunner-Williams
: Adopt-an-Haitian-Internet-technician-or-facility Project Description: The project aims to collect money and telecom gear to provide mid-term financial aid to IT technicians that have been affected with their families during the January 12, 2010 earthquake. Money, telecoms gears, time, software

Re: Adopt‐an‐Haitian‐Internet ‐technician‐or‐facility

2010-02-08 Thread Steven Bellovin
As a matter of form, how might one check out the legitimacy of requests like this? (No, I don't think this one is fake...)

Re: Adopt‐an‐Haitian‐Internet ‐technician‐or‐facility

2010-02-08 Thread David Conrad
On Feb 8, 2010, at 9:57 AM, a.harrow...@gmail.com wrote: As a matter of form, how might one check out the legitimacy of requests like this? (No, I don't think this one is fake...) As a start, web of trust. This one was introduced to the list by Eric Brunner-Williams originally, a member

Re: Adopt‐an‐Haitian‐Internet ‐technician‐or‐facility

2010-02-08 Thread David Conrad
On Feb 8, 2010, at 11:09 AM, Eric Brunner-Williams wrote: Err, no. It was introduced by (unsigned) email purporting to come from Eric. Followed by another (unsigned) message with bank info purporting to come from Reynold Guerrier. A bit of a difference. True. Signed would have been

Re: Adopt‐an‐Haitian‐Internet‐technician‐or‐facility

2010-02-08 Thread Sean Donelan
On Mon, 8 Feb 2010, Steven Bellovin wrote: As a matter of form, how might one check out the legitimacy of requests like this? (No, I don't think this one is fake...) Although folks on the ground are focused on doing good work, this is an area where the reputation and infrastructure of