[Community-Discuss] Use of space outside of application

[Paschal Ochang]

+1 very apt to the core

On Wednesday, July 14, 2021, Andrew Alston via Community-Discuss <
community-discuss at afrinic.net> wrote:


> I have one question – and I’m going to keep this brief.

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> If AfriNIC wants to reclaim space based on it not being used as originally

> applied for –

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>    1. Are AfriNIC going to go after every member who applied for space

>    for use on dial up systems more than a decade ago – and repurposed that

>    space when dialup died.

>    2. How are AfriNIC going to equitably enforce this – when they lost

>    most of the documentation around applications pre 2009 – due to a data

>    corruption issue – such that they can no longer actually show how space was

>    applied for

>    3. Is this a case of selective enforcement based on – we don’t like

>    this guy?

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> As for out of region space – I point out – that Dubai -is RIPE service

> region – not Afrinic’s – will be curious to see if AfriNIC is going to be

> selective in that regard – considering allocation levels.

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> Look – here is my take on this – someone applied for space – they were

> granted it – as per policy – policy this community chose not to change –

> and now – while I have my own views on Lu and others – I my personal

> opinion is that this is selective targeting and nothing more than that – it

> is dangerous in the extreme because it makes AfriNIC god judge and jury

> over virtually every player on the continent – it gives them the ability to

> shut down companies at will in effect through the same vague arguments

> where they are not equitably applying the rules – and if AfriNIC wishes to

> play this card – let them play it equally and fairly against every single

> member – and see what is left of the African internet ecosystem once they

> do.

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> Andrew

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Kind regards,

Paschal.
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