<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail-z-10 gmail-col-span-12 gmail-px-4 gmail-py-12 gmail-mt-12 gmail--mx-4 gmail-lg:col-span-8 gmail-bg-neutral-low gmail-md:px-burger gmail-md:-mx-burger gmail-lg:py-0 gmail-lg:mx-0 gmail-lg:px-0 gmail-lg:bg-transparent gmail-print:hidden" style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:currentcolor;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:3rem;background-color:transparent;padding:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;font-size:medium"><div class="gmail-flex gmail-flex-col gmail-lg:flex-row" style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:currentcolor;display:flex"><div class="gmail-flex gmail-w-full" style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:currentcolor;display:flex;width:914.656px"><div class="gmail-flex gmail-flex-col" style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:currentcolor;display:flex"><div class="gmail-mt-8 gmail--ml-32 gmail-text-sm gmail-text-neutral-mid gmail-lg:ml-0 gmail-lg:-mr-32 gmail-lg:mt-0" style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:currentcolor;margin-top:0px;margin-left:0px;font-size:0.875rem"><p class="gmail-lg:max-w-lg" style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:currentcolor;margin:0px;max-width:32rem"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(34,34,34)">Dear AfriNIC's Community,</span><br></p></div></div></div></div></div><div><br></div>Hope this email finds you in good health!<div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">Le ven. 27 août 2021 à 22:19, Paul Wollner <<a href="mailto:paul.wollner@africaoncloud.net">paul.wollner@africaoncloud.net</a>> a écrit :<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><u></u><div><div style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><pre style="white-space:pre-wrap;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none">There are always two sides to a story.<br></pre><div>There are always two sides to a story. <a href="https://lists.arin.net/pipermail/arin-ppml/2021-August/068571.html" target="_blank">https://lists.arin.net/pipermail/arin-ppml/2021-August/068571.html</a><br></div><pre style="white-space:pre-wrap;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none"><i></i></pre></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Hi Paul,</div><div>Thanks for contributing to put all those interesting </div><div>materials together here [1], brother ;-)</div><div><br></div><div>...there you go [2]! just in time, another well appreciated support from </div><div><span style="color:rgb(122,122,122);font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;font-size:14px">Hans Petter Holen, the Managing Director of the RIPE NCC (</span><span style="font-size:0.875rem;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">the </span></div><div><span style="font-size:0.875rem;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">chair of the Number Resource Organisation (NRO) Executive Council.</span><span style="color:rgb(122,122,122);font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;font-size:14px">).</span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(122,122,122);font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;font-size:14px">Now! two Regional RIRs have affirmed their support to AfriNIC, </span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(122,122,122);font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;font-size:14px">to the INRS (RFC7020) and to the AfriNIC's Internet Community.</span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(122,122,122);font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;font-size:14px">...i'm really thankful to Hans, to RIPE NCC and to RIPE simply ;-)</span></div><div>__</div><div>[1]: <a href="https://lists.afrinic.net/pipermail/community-discuss/2021-August/004844.html">[Community-Discuss] Clarifications & Clear Support to the INRS, to AfriNIC and its Regional Community</a></div><div>[2]: <a href="https://labs.ripe.net/author/hans_petter_holen/supporting-the-internet-number-registry-system/">Supporting the Internet Number Registry System | RIPE Labs</a></div><div><br></div><div><div dir="auto">~°~</div><div dir="auto">[...]</div>Support for AFRINIC<br>This said, we are absolutely committed to supporting the Internet Number Registry system, </div><div>of which AFRINIC is an integral part. Although we will not become involved in any additional </div><div>registry activity, we do stand ready to support our colleagues in AFRINIC.<br><br>The RIRs have committed to assist each other in-kind and financially if this should be </div><div>necessary to protect the integrity of any RIR’s Internet registry services. The RIR Joint </div><div>Stability Fund is the mechanism through which this assistance can be provided should </div><div>AFRINIC request that it be activated. However, AFRINIC has not yet formally requested </div><div>that this fund be activated. We are, however, prepared to do so, and the RIPE NCC Executive </div><div>Board Meeting on 19 August, the Board unanimously adopted the following resolution:<br><br>“The RIPE NCC Executive Board authorises the RIPE NCC Managing Director to review and </div><div>act on behalf of the RIPE NCC on any request for the activation of the RIR Joint Stability Fund, </div><div>in case such request is formally submitted by AFRINIC within a three month period from the </div><div>date of this resolution and according to the process described here: </div><div><a href="https://www.nro.net/accountability/rir-accountability/joint-rir-stability-fund/" target="_blank">https://www.nro.net/accountability/rir-accountability/joint-rir-stability-fund/</a>. </div><div>Further, the RIPE NCC Executive Board allows for RIR activities that are related to AFRINIC </div><div>operations to qualify for support from this Fund, provided that this is formally requested by </div><div>AFRINIC.”<br>Finally, the RIRs receive their mandate to operate from their communities. We have been </div><div>greatly impressed by the strong statements of support AFRINIC has received from its </div><div>community and from across the wider Internet industry. We have faith in the ability of the </div><div>African Internet community to resolve this situation without undue damage to the very </div><div>system that has been so beneficial to the sustainable growth of the Internet as we know </div><div>it today. <div dir="auto">[...]</div><div dir="auto">~°~</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div>...i have pasted a small piece, but please go to the source [2], </div><div>to get the full context...icymi!</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Shalom, </div><div dir="auto">--sb.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div><div style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><pre style="white-space:pre-wrap;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none"><i>
</i>><i> [...]</i><br></pre><div><br><div id="gmail-m_7659792014254210122Zm-_Id_-Sgn1">---- On Fri, 27 Aug 2021 21:31:10 +0200 <b>Sylvain Baya <<a href="mailto:abscoco@gmail.com" target="_blank">abscoco@gmail.com</a>></b> wrote ----<br></div><br><blockquote style="margin:0px"><div>Dear AfriNIC's Community, <div><br></div><div>Hope this email finds you in good health...<br></div><div><br></div><div>...i'm really thankful to John for his clear support <br></div><div>to the Internet Numbers Registry System (INRS) <br></div><div>aka RFC7020 [1] and to its kind words and support <br></div><div>both to AfriNIC and its *Regional* (Internet) community. Remain blessed brother!<br></div><div>__<br></div><div>[1]: <<a href="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7020" target="_blank">https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7020</a>><br></div><div><br></div><div><div>~°~<br></div><div>"[...]<br></div><div>If AFRINIC requests support in accordance with <br></div><div>the Joint RIR Stability Fund, ARIN will support <br></div><div>such a request. Furthermore, and without <br></div><div>reservation, ARIN stands by its unwavering <br></div><div>commitment to support AFRINIC and will take any <br></div><div>and all measures necessary to ensure that neither <br></div><div>the African networking community, nor the global <br></div><div>Internet number registry system, is operationally <br></div><div>impacted during this period. AFRINIC was formed <br></div><div>(and has accomplished so much) for the benefit of <br></div><div>the African networking community and ARIN <br></div><div>stands with the community in dealing with those <br></div><div>who seek to disrupt or exploit it for their own benefit.<br></div><div>[...]"<br></div><div>~°~<br></div></div><div><br></div><div>...icymi, please read the full blog post here [2].<br></div><div>__<br></div><div>[2]: <<a href="https://teamarin.net/2021/08/27/afrinic-and-the-stability-of-the-internet-number-registry-system/" target="_blank">https://teamarin.net/2021/08/27/afrinic-and-the-stability-of-the-internet-number-registry-system/</a>><br></div><div><br></div><div>Shalom, <br></div><div>--sb.<br></div><div>[...]</div></div></blockquote></div><div><br></div></div><br></div></blockquote></div><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><br><div><font size="1">Best Regards ! <br>baya.sylvain [AT cmNOG DOT cm] |<a href="https://cmnog.cm/dokuwiki/Structure" target="_blank">cmNOG's Structure</a>|<a href="https://survey2.cmnog.cm/" target="_blank">cmNOG's Surveys</a><br>Subscribe to the <a href="https://lists.cmnog.cm/mailman/listinfo/cmnog/" target="_blank">cmNOG's Mailing List</a><br>__<i><br>#LASAINTEBIBLE|#Romains15:33«*Que LE #DIEU de #Paix soit avec vous tous! #Amen!*»<br>#MaPrière est que tu naisses de nouveau. #Chrétiennement<br>«*Comme une biche soupire après des courants d’eau, ainsi mon âme soupire après TOI, ô DIEU!*» (#Psaumes42:2)</i></font></div></div></div></div></div></div>