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    <p>I don't think you need WHOIS privacy protection for dotAfrica
      domain. Why? - look at the output of a whois for my own
      posix.africa..</p>
    <p>I've removed Redacted and some other noise lines.</p>
    <p>Domain Name: posix.africa<br>
      Registry Domain ID: DOM_9E6-AFRICA<br>
      Registrar WHOIS Server: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://gateway-whois.dns.net.za/">http://gateway-whois.dns.net.za/</a><br>
      Registrar URL: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://dns.business">https://dns.business</a><br>
      Updated Date: 2018-08-20T21:17:42Z<br>
      Creation Date: 2017-12-12T11:21:19Z<br>
      Registry Expiry Date: 2019-12-12T11:21:19Z<br>
      Registrar Registration Expiration Date: 2019-12-12T11:21:19Z<br>
      Registrar: DNS Africa<br>
      Registrar IANA ID: 2287<br>
      Registrar Abuse Contact Email: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:abuse@dns.business">abuse@dns.business</a><br>
      Registrar Abuse Contact Phone: +27.115682800<br>
      Reseller:<br>
      Domain Status: clientTransferProhibited
      <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://icann.org/epp#clientTransferProhibited">https://icann.org/epp#clientTransferProhibited</a><br>
      Domain Status: ok <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://icann.org/epp#ok">https://icann.org/epp#ok</a><br>
      Registrant Organization: Posix Systems (Pty) Ltd<br>
      Registrant State/Province: Gauteng<br>
      Registrant Country: ZA<br>
      Name Server: control.vweb.co.za<br>
      Name Server: secdns1.posix.co.za<br>
      Name Server: secdns2.posix.co.za<br>
      DNSSEC: signedDelegation<br>
      >>> Last update of WHOIS database: 2019-03-30T08:36:27Z
      <<<<br>
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    <p>What is displayed is Nameservers, the Registrant Organisation and
      location of the organisation. If that's too much for you - then
      ask your Registrar or reseller to put in their information for
      those fields. As long as its your name and e-mail address as
      Registrant - the domain is under your control.</p>
    <p>What I see for alex.africa is:-<br>
      Registrant Organization: N A<br>
      Registrant State/Province: South Africa<br>
      Registrant Country: ZA</p>
    <p>... and even there I have a feeling alex.africa is not in South
      Africa?<br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2019/03/29 16:06, Arsène Tungali
      wrote:<br>
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      Hi Alex,
      <div><br>
        <div>On this list, i am sure people will be willing to help
          answer your question.</div>
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        <div>@all: please do help out here especially folks from
          .africa.</div>
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        <div>Regards,</div>
        <div>Arsene<br>
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            <div dir="ltr"><b>From:</b> Alex Comninos <<a
                href="mailto:hello@alex.africa" moz-do-not-send="true">hello@alex.africa</a>><br>
              <b>Date:</b> 29 March 2019 at 15:16:07 CAT<br>
              <b>To:</b> AfriSIG-Alumni <<a
                href="mailto:afrisig-alumni@lists.apc.org"
                moz-do-not-send="true">afrisig-alumni@lists.apc.org</a>><br>
              <b>Subject:</b> <b>[AfriSIG-Alumni] New ICANN WHOIS
                Privacy/GDPR guidelines and .Africa</b><br>
              <b>Reply-To:</b> African School on Internet Governance
              Alumni list <<a
                href="mailto:afrisig-alumni@lists.apc.org"
                moz-do-not-send="true">afrisig-alumni@lists.apc.org</a>><br>
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            <div dir="ltr"><span>Dear All, </span><br>
              <span></span><br>
              <span>I was curious about how ICANN’s new privacy/GDPR
                guidelines are filtering down to .Africa?</span><br>
              <span></span><br>
              <span>I am renewing domains (.Africas), and decided I
                don’t want to or need to buy WHOIS privacy protection.</span><br>
              <span></span><br>
              <span>Am I safe in this assumption?</span><br>
              <span></span><br>
              <span>Are there any ICANN wonks who can advise?</span><br>
              <span></span><br>
              <span>I am referring to the following specs:</span><br>
              <span></span><br>
              <span><a
href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/advisory-statement-gtld-registration-data-specs-17may18-en.pdf"
                  moz-do-not-send="true">https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/advisory-statement-gtld-registration-data-specs-17may18-en.pdf</a></span><br>
              <span><a
href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/gtld-registration-data-specs-en"
                  moz-do-not-send="true">https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/gtld-registration-data-specs-en</a></span><br>
              <span></span><br>
              <span>Best,</span><br>
              <span>Alex</span><br>
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Mark James ELKINS  -  Posix Systems - (South) Africa
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:mje@posix.co.za">mje@posix.co.za</a>       Tel: +27.128070590  Cell: +27.826010496
For fast, reliable, low cost Internet in ZA: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://ftth.posix.co.za">https://ftth.posix.co.za</a>
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