[Community-Discuss] The Looting of AFRINIC

[Mark Elkins]

Totally agree with you Mike. It should have been almost impossible to 
manipulate the non-legacy space - yet it happened. In this case (looting 
of non-legacy space), the RSA has meant nothing.

On 2019/12/05 14:46, Mike Silber wrote:

> Be that as it may - that seems to ignore the fact that there appears 

> to have been significant malfeasance regarding non-legacy space.

>

> I just want to ensure that we maintain a balanced view of the problem 

> and not deflect it to focus only on the legacy space issue.

>

> It terms of priorities - it would make sense to me to focus on how 

> space that should have been subject to the RSA has been 

> mis-appropriated and then turn to the more difficult question of 

> legacy space. If the current processes are open to abuse, then moving 

> legacy space under those processes may not have the desired outcome.

>

> Mike

>

>> On 5 Dec 2019, at 14:27, Mark Tinka <mark.tinka at seacom.mu 

>> <mailto:mark.tinka at seacom.mu>> wrote:

>>

>> Completely agree with Sunday.

>>

>> Mark.

>>

>> On 5/Dec/19 13:02, Sunday Folayan wrote:

>>> Isn't it time to address Legacy space issues, specifically ancient 

>>> squatters on spaces meant to develop the Internet in Africa, AfriNIC 

>>> Services and bringing legacy spaces under some form of RSA?

>>>

>>> I urge the community to think beyond the sensation and let us see 

>>> how to help and empower the people doing useful work for Africa.

>>>

>>> Thanks.

>>>

>>> Sunday.

>>>

>>> On 04/12/2019 6:23 PM, Ronald F. Guilmette wrote:

>>>> I hope you all will take the time to read and think about the 

>>>> following

>>>> news story.

>>>>

>>>> https://mybroadband.co.za/news/internet/330379-how-internet-resources-worth-r800-million-were-stolen-and-sold-on-the-black-market.html 

>>>>

>>>>   I will have more to say about this in due course.  For the 

>>>> moment, I only

>>>> wish to say that the investigation undertaken by myself and Jan 

>>>> Vermeulen

>>>> is ongoing, and that many others are provably involved.

>>>>     Regards,

>>>> rfg

>>>>

>>>>

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