[Community-Discuss] Call for AFRINIC’s registry service migration to other RIRs

Timothy Ola Akinfenwa akin.akinfenwa at uniosun.edu.ng
Sat Jul 31 07:06:56 UTC 2021


My sentiments exactly *Ish*.
I mean I had to go back and check the mailing list archives to be sure it
is the same Mr. Paul Wollner.
Conspiracy or Coincidence Theory? Only time will tell and history will
surely remember us all!

Best!
<.ta/>

On Sat, Jul 31, 2021 at 7:28 AM Ish Sookun <ish.sookun at lasentinelle.mu>
wrote:


> The bigger surprise is the that this statement is from someone who ran for

> the

> AFRINIC Board Director seat.

>

> Regards,

>

> --

> Ish Sookun

>

> On Friday, 30 July 2021 21:44:09 +04 ABDULKARIM OLOYEDE wrote:

> > Dear Paul,

> > I am surprised by this. Why would you think it is in anyone's interest

> for

> > AFRINIC to close shop. I can't imagine that. AFRINIC has come to stay

> like

> > any of the other RIRs. Mistakes might have been made who knows ? but am

> > sure it's not the end of the world. Things can still be corrected and we

> > end up with a win-win.

> >

> >

> > AK

> >

> > On Thu, Jul 29, 2021 at 10:16 PM Paul Wollner <

> >

> > paul.wollner at africaoncloud.net> wrote:

> > > The concerns expressed by TISPA, as well as other concerned parties and

> > > especially by AFRINIC's own admission in the news outlet

> > > http://lexpress.mu, which is

> > > attached to this email, regarding the AFRINIC’s inability to keep

> > > providing its core registry functions due to its inability to meet its

> > > financial requirements.

> > >

> > > I suggest that in order not hold end users, ISPs and any other

> business's

> > > hostage, for the interest of continue service of AFRINIC’s core

> registry

> > > service, we should urgently call for NRO fulfil their responsibility as

> > > well as commitment to the global internet to take over AFRINIC’s

> > > registration service for the time being, until litigation is settled

> some

> > > time later. (

> > >

> https://www.nro.net/accountability/rir-accountability/joint-rir-stability-fund

> > > )

> > >

> > > That way, no end user or business will ever impacted however results

> come

> > > out of litigation.

> > >

> > > Regards

> > > Paul Wollner

> > >

> > >

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