[HacktionLab] Emailing under internet blackout

[brentc]

Thanks all, good advice, I've passed on.

On 15/01/2026 21:28, Tim Dobson wrote:
> I'd probably avoid emailing them for the moment.
>
> I'm less sure you'll get them in trouble, and more worried that 
> whatever you email may be outdated by the time it arrives - wait til 
> there's more clarity, and then raise comms by asking how they're doing 
> (which is a very neutral question and should be answerable easily even 
> if they're worried about interception).
>
> I hope your friends come through this fine.
>
> On Tue, 13 Jan 2026 at 21:22, Patrice Riemens <patrice at puscii.nl> wrote:
>
>
>     Hi All,
>
>     As far as I can judge from here (Rural SW France ;-), it's going
>     to be a tough job to contact yr friends in teheran in the present
>     circumstances. Won't surely work over gmail. The Guardian had a
>     good explainer on how the blackout works - it appears to be very
>     precise and even Musk's Starling is, at least partially blocked -
>     using Russian technology form the war in Ukraine. yet some messgs
>     seem to filter thru. I'd think a relay of friends of friends who
>     know a friend who manages to ... etc. Pb is that you need to have
>     contact with yr friends to be able to cantact the friend of a
>     friend who etc ... Not easy, but you might have luck, or tough
>     luck if yr queries fall in the wrong hands.
>
>     Now pray the ugly theocracy falls sooner rater than later. It will.
>
>     ----- Original Message -----
>     From: "brentc" <brentc at riseup.net>
>     To: hacktionlab at lists.aktivix.org
>     Sent: Tuesday, 13 January, 2026 22:01:35
>     Subject: [HacktionLab] Emailing under internet blackout
>
>     A question came up about emailing to Iran: "I have some contacts in
>     Tehran who are anti-authoritarian educators I was supposed to be
>     recording a presentation for them to show at their seminar series
>     (I've
>     done this for them before) - next week. I'm not sure what to do
>     now, I'm
>     assuming if I email them [they on gmail] I won't get through.
>     Big/stupid
>     ask - Does anyone tecchy know how an internet blackout is likely to
>     work? I.e. I'm not sure whether to email my contact, could it be
>     intercepted and get him in trouble?"
>
>     I didn't have conclusive answers. Any thoughts? I don't know
>     exactly how
>     sensitive the comms are and I gather encrypted comms hasn't been
>     set up.
>
>     b
>
>
>
>
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