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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=StyleCourrierlectronique18><font size=3
color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-ansi-font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>Hi Tim<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
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color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-ansi-font-size:
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color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-ansi-font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>KL: Hum… see answer
below:<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
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> does this has something to do with Afrinic ?<br>
<br>
I'm afraid yes....</span></font><font color=black><span lang=EN-GB
style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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I don't see it, The Chinese are just announcing the service they have been
providing for a while, (and there are multiple alt roots out ther as well). <br>
</span></font><font color=navy><span lang=EN-GB style='color:navy;mso-ansi-language:
EN-GB'><br>
KL: </span></font><span class=StyleCourrierlectronique18><font color=navy
face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>Of course, it’s a service they have been<span
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>providing for a while, but on an
experimental basis and now they are making it official and will develop
activities in this regard. So I see this as new development.<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>AfriNIC does numbering resources, not naming</span></font><font
color=navy><span lang=EN-GB style='color:navy;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>…</span></font><font
color=black><span lang=EN-GB style='color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>What
connection do you see?</span></font><font color=navy><span lang=EN-GB
style='color:navy;mso-color-alt:windowtext;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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class=StyleCourrierlectronique18><font size=3 color=navy face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>KL : Well, Of course, the core activity of Afrinic is
about numbering resources. But what organization is specialized on naming in
Africa? Should not Afrinic be involved or interested in technical internet
governance issues in Africa? My answer is yes. And more over, taking into
account the feebleness of technical capacity in Africa, AfriNIC should be like a
“supporting organization” in relation to Internet technical issues, especially
when it’s about naming, root servers, even if it’s not it’s core business. <o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
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class=StyleCourrierlectronique18><font size=3 color=navy face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>Anyway, it’s my opinion, cheers and have a good week :-)<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
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lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>Ken Lohento<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
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