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type: Conversation
title: Private channel session 1534
description: "slack conversation, 16 messages, 2021-06-21."
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ended_at: "2021-06-21T21:54:12"
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A slack conversation of 16 messages spanning 0h 48m.

# Metadata

- **Started:** 2021-06-21T21:05:39
- **Ended:** 2021-06-21T21:54:12
- **Duration:** 0h 48m
- **Participants:** 2
- **Source:** [slack_pm](/sources/slack-pm.md)
- **Pages:** 958-960

# Participants

* [Andrew Rambaut](/people/andrew-rambaut.md)
* [Edward C. Holmes](/people/edward-c-holmes.md)
* [Kristian G. Andersen](/people/kristian-g-andersen.md)
* [Robert F. Garry](/people/robert-f-garry.md)

# Transcript

**[2021-06-21T21:05:39] Edward C. Holmes:** Well, here's one for a FOIA request. I'm not sure how I should reply ('why did you delete the database?'). [shared file(s): Screen Shot 2021-06-22 at 2.04.02 pm.png]

**[2021-06-21T21:07:49] Kristian G. Andersen:** Dang - is that legit from her? My question would be about the recent "animals at the market" paper - "what's your thought on this?".

**[2021-06-21T21:10:08] Edward C. Holmes:** Oh, you're right. Perhaps it not from her at all.

**[2021-06-21T21:11:10] Kristian G. Andersen:** Check the header of the email

**[2021-06-21T21:12:21] Edward C. Holmes:** It's from zlshi It reads legit. She's not asking for anything.

**[2021-06-21T21:13:34] Edward C. Holmes:** I can ask Linfa if it's correct.

**[2021-06-21T21:15:27] Kristian G. Andersen:** Yeah, ask Linfa - I'd LOVE to get her insights on what she thinks happened, especially in light of the recent paper. She's the #1 expert in the world on this shit...

**[2021-06-21T21:17:17] Edward C. Holmes:** I agree. I'll ask Linfa. If legit I'll ask what she thinks actually happened. No one seems to ask her that...they just spend all the time trying to trick her out.

**[2021-06-21T21:28:04] Edward C. Holmes:** Hmmm.... [shared file(s): Screen Shot 2021-06-22 at 2.27.26 pm.png]

**[2021-06-21T21:28:52] Edward C. Holmes:** I've just sent him the message to check whether he thinks it's from her.

**[2021-06-21T21:38:01] Kristian G. Andersen:** Hmmm, interesting. But yeah, the question here is if she's trying to reach you outside the great Chinese firewall...The message seems legit enough, so who knows.

**[2021-06-21T21:48:27] Edward C. Holmes:** Linfa says it is :100: fake!! Tone and English are all made up. What kind of world are we living in?!?

**[2021-06-21T21:49:42] Kristian G. Andersen:** Fuck! Probably some DRASTIC trick. Are you able to see the full headers in the email? That should allow you to see what country the email was sent from

**[2021-06-21T21:53:19] Edward C. Holmes:** Yes, probably DRASTIC. I'll check full headers when I get home.

**[2021-06-21T21:53:21] Kristian G. Andersen:** E.g., here's what an email from you to me looks like showing the full headers [shared file(s): Original Message.pdf]

**[2021-06-21T21:54:12] Edward C. Holmes:** Great, thanks! I'll check in a while and let you know.