<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></head><body>Excuse me...who sits in GAC? If Not from Governments then we are talking about different things here...<br><br><br><font size="2">From Yassin . Sent from samsung mobile. On O2.</font> <br><br><br>McTim <dogwallah@gmail.com> wrote:<br><br><br>On Sat, Dec 15, 2012 at 6:45 AM, Y Mshana2003 <ymshana2003@gmail.com> wrote:<br>> Correction.. The AU/AUC are Political Authorities. Please look at<br>> representation at these bodies if u wont mind.<br><br><br>I'm confused. Are you actually saying that the AU/AUC are "political<br>bodies" and<br>not "public authorities" so therefore no one should have approached them?<br><br>Let's not forget, DCA sought AU/AUC approval many years ago.<br><br>Please help me understand your position.<br><br>><br>> The issue here is that...Why didnt the AUC apply to manage the .africa as it<br>> seems to be doing?<br><br>What the above sentence says is : "why aren't they doing what they are<br>actually doing",<br>as such I can't reply meaningfully.<br><br>><br>> Another one: Yes the Guidelines said it all....but what is the role of GAC<br>> compared to that of AUC when it comes to Africa regional Internet issues?<br><br>The GAC is not a public authority concerned with a continent-wide region.<br><br>> The best job is through NEPAD..can we let the AUC concentrate on its mandate<br>> which is so demanding?<br><br>Is NEPAD a public authority?<br><br><br>-- <br>Cheers,<br><br>McTim<br>"A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A<br>route indicates how we get there." Jon Postel<br>_______________________________________________<br>AfrICANN mailing list<br>AfrICANN@afrinic.net<br>https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/africann<br> </body>