<div dir="auto"><div>Hi Bill,<br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, 30 Jul 2021, 03:34 Bill Woodcock, <<a href="mailto:woody@pch.net">woody@pch.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><br>
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> On Jul 29, 2021, at 6:18 PM, Noah <<a href="mailto:noah@neo.co.tz" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">noah@neo.co.tz</a>> wrote:<br>
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> On Fri, Jul 30, 2021 at 12:19 AM Paul Wollner <<a href="mailto:paul.wollner@africaoncloud.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">paul.wollner@africaoncloud.net</a>> wrote:<br>
> The concerns expressed by TISPA,<br>
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> TISPA's support of solidarity is with AFRINIC. AFRINIC is our concern. We shall stand with her.<br>
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> I call upon all ISP Associations across AFRICA to stand with AFRINIC.<br>
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I am no longer on ARIN’s board, so can’t speak for ARIN, but I’m reasonably confident that ARIN would look at that as an absolutely last resort, and would hope to find any better way of supporting AfriNIC in situ.<br></blockquote></div></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Ack</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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For instance, other RIRs could provide bridge funding via direct payment of AfriNIC staff payroll, to enable them to continue doing their jobs, and that would be much, much simpler, and much, much less disruptive.<br></blockquote></div></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Yes indeed. I am certain that the leadership at AFRINIC have touched based with counterpart RIR systems as per CEO message.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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Again, I don’t speak for ARIN, I’m merely suggesting what would have likely been offered if this had happened while I was on the board.<br></blockquote></div></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">We know where your heart is Bill. Rest assured you would, no doubt and as you are a real true friend of Africa and your work is visible all over the continent.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Cheers,</div><div dir="auto">Noah</div><div dir="auto"><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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