[tor-talk] Legitimate list?

[Runa A. Sandvik]

On Wed, Oct 10, 2012 at 5:48 AM, eliaz <eliaz at tormail.org> wrote:
> I hope tor-talk is an appropriate place to post this query.
>
> I've been invited to a mailing list that is purportedly for bridge
> runners.  The introduction to the list states:
>
>>>>
> This list will be devoted to providing TOR bridges to help people in
> censored areas reach the free internet. Subscribers to this list can
> submit ip addresses and once a week, a limited list of bridges will be
> released to subscribers to help people (such as Syrians, Chinese,
> Iranian etc reach for these bridges to access the internet.
> <<<
>
> I know and trust the folks who administer the list server software, but
> have no idea who is managing the particular mailing list. I've posted a
> query to the list requesting some sort of authentication, but so far
> have received no reply.
>
> Should I trust this list with my bridge details?  Can anyone suggest a
> method of authentication, other than a facemeet, that I can suggest on
> the list?  Finally, if anyone here recognizes the list I'm talking
> about, please post your experiences.  Thanks, eliaz

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Runa A. Sandvik