[Community-Discuss] Why does AFRINIC continue to violate the court order?

[Anthony Ubah]

Dear AfriNIC Community,

While it is inappropriate to comment on the ongoing legal process between
AFRINIC and Cloud Innovation, may I say that this litigation has more so
highlighted a lot of rot on how AfriNIC's processes are run?

Making some of these "errors" on a resource owner's database while their
case is under the lens is quite absurd. These "errors" and delays can
easily be termed dubious.
What else can be changed on the database of other resource owners, and to
what extent of damages?
Are there provisions for protecting and compensating resource owners if
their services are illegitimately disrupted by some sloppy "errors" by
AfriNIC on their database?

We should call for a review and audit of the general process, the RSA and
entries in the Whois DBs. Responsible administration so to say.

I feel AfriNIC needs to implement a proper vetting process, and must show
more responsibility by making staff and management liable for avoidable
mistakes thereafter.

>From a non-expert point of view, I suggest an adjustment should be made to

the existing AfriNIC WHOIS Terms of Use, by adding a new article to address
this, or on adjusting the existing sub Article D,1
https://afrinic.net/whois/terms


> D - LIMITATIONS 1. AFRINIC does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness

> or availability of the AFRINIC Whois Database or of the data contained

> therein.


I recommend this could be adjusted thus;


> " D - LIMITATIONS 1. *Outside AfriNIC's ambit(/purview), as the case may

> be, *AFRINIC does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness or

> availability of the AFRINIC Whois Database or of the data contained

> therein."



I believe this also makes data accuracy part of AfriNIC's prerogative

*Best Regards,*

*Anthony*


On Fri, Jul 16, 2021 at 4:31 PM Owen DeLong via Community-Discuss <
community-discuss at afrinic.net> wrote:


>

>

> On Jul 16, 2021, at 11:58 , Sylvain Baya <abscoco at gmail.com> wrote:

>

> Dear AfriNIC's Community,

>

> Le mercredi 14 juillet 2021, DANIEL NANGHAKA <dndannang at gmail.com> a

> écrit :

>

>> Someone, please help - What is the meaning of this?

>>

>>

> Hi Daniel,

> Thanks for your question, brother!

>

>

>> [...]

>> ᐧ

>>

>> On Wed, 14 Jul 2021 at 11:36, Owen DeLong via Community-Discuss <

>> community-discuss at afrinic.net> wrote:

>>

>>> Could AFRINIC please comply with the court order to reinstate Cloud

>>> Innovation?

>>>

>>>

> Could AfriNIC, please, explain to this community

> how an Org which is not a LIR (*Local* Internet

> Registry) within the AfriNIC service region, became a resource member?

>

>

> Cloud Innovation _IS_ an LIR i the AFRINIC service region and issues

> addresses to its customers both within Africa and outside of Africa

> entirely within the rules set forth in the CPM. As such, your question is

> moot because the premise on which it is based is factually incorrect.

>

> It’s one thing when you can’t follow your own rules, but you’re now

>>> violating the law and

>>>

>>>

> ...maybe starting to complain with the signed RSA

> and with the very regional RIR's CPM, would have helped enough :'-(

>

>

> While I wish I could properly answer this, I cannot comment on open

> litigation at this time. I refer you to the previously posted public

> documents which do include a full explanation of how AFRINIC made this

> course of action necessary.

>

> working hard towards a contempt citation. It didn’t take long to screw up

>>> our whois entries,

>>> it shouldn’t take long to put them back.

>>>

>>> As of 12:26 PM Mauritius time, Wed. July 14, 2021:

>>>

>>> whois -h whois.afrinic.net 154.88.0.0

>>>                                              2021/07/14 1:25:44

>>> % This is the AfriNIC Whois server.

>>> % The AFRINIC whois database is subject to  the following terms of Use.

>>> See https://afrinic.net/whois/terms

>>>

>>> [...]

>>>

>>> % Information related to '154.88.0.0 - 154.88.0.255'

>>>

>>> % No abuse contact registered for 154.88.0.0 - 154.88.0.255

>>>

>>> inetnum:        154.88.0.0 - 154.88.0.255

>>> netname:        CloudInnovation

>>> descr:          CloudInnovation infrastructure

>>> country:        US

>>

>>

>

>  ...is this not an evidence of a AIR (*American*

> Internet Registry) Org rather than a LIR? {or a GIR

> (Global Internet Registry)} :-/

>

>

> The US Country code was inserted by AFRINIC when they defaced our whois

> records. It is not the original entry, so you will have to ask AFRINIC

> about its meaning and reasoning.

>

> Maybe this question is better suited to the

> AfriNIC's BoD, as the BoD *must* always protect

> AfriNIC.

>

>

> It has been asked of the board as well. We felt that it was important for

> the community to be aware of AFRINIC’s conduct and encourage members to

> consider this in their decisions in the next election.

>

> Thanks to take it please.

>

>

> It is unclear to me what you are asking whom to take in this request.

>

> For completeness and transparency, I will note that AFRINIC did eventually

> restore our whois entries later that day as well as other functions as

> required by the court. To the best of my knowledge, AFRINIC is, now, in

> compliance with the order, though they certainly took their time to do so

> vs. the expedient manner in which they committed their prior acts of

> destruction.

>

> Owen

>

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