[rpd] Re: [afnog] A typical case of abuse of our resources!!!

[Keshwarsingh Nadan]

Dear Sunday,

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> From: rpd-bounces at afrinic.net [mailto:rpd-bounces at afrinic.net] On Behalf
> Of Sunday Folayan
> Sent: 19 September 2014 20:21
> To: Omo Oaiya; Kofi ANSA AKUFO
> Cc: Andrew Alston; AfriNIC Discuss; AfriNIC Resource Policy;
> afnog at afnog.org
> Subject: Re: [rpd] Re: [afnog] A typical case of abuse of our resources!!!
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> Dear Koffi and Omo,
> 
> I am not holding brief for any applicant or hostmaster, but if a request
comes,
> that shows that an LIR can, and will allocate a /12, you want AfriNIC to
> allocate a /22? Is that the interpretation of 8.3?

Definitely not. Despite that, some of us manage to get larger allocations
and some aren't able.

> to wit:
> 
> <BEGIN 8.3>
> AFRINIC shall apply a slow start mechanism to all new LIRs. With respect
to
> allocations made by AFRINIC, the first allocation an LIR receives will be
the
> size of the minimum practical allocation described in Section 8.2 (a)
unless
> otherwise justified.
> The slow start policy is used by all RIR's to prevent allocations of large
blocks
> of address space that may then remain substantially unassigned. AFRINIC
> implements the slow start mechanism in a consistent and fair manner for
> every LIR, and will apply the same principles and standards to every
applicant
> for address space.
> <END 8.3>
> 
> What about the last clause ... "unless otherwise justified?". Are you
saying
> that:
>   o Applicant did not provide justification

Never, your application would otherwise be rejected.

>   o Applicant provided justification but was not ok with hostmasters

Happens most of the time

>   o Applicant provided justification and it was ok

Depends on who provides the justification, who works on the request.

>   o Applicant provided fraudulent justification
>   o None of the above.
> 
> Omo's email further gives nuances to some preferential actions, apart from
> previous accusations of corruption. What exactly are we dealing with?

Omo's right. Last year I was about to expose corruption cases regarding IPv4
allocations during the AOB at the AGM, I was threatened to be killed if ever
I would step into Djibouti.

This year I'm playing home on my playground, we'll see who can stop me.
> 
> Let me summarize Andrew's email again: When a Board begins to reach into
> operational matters not clearly in its charter or schedule, or not
specifically
> assigned by policy, it is recipe for disaster.
> 
> Sunday.
> 
> On 19/09/2014 16:21, Omo Oaiya wrote:
> > On 19 September 2014 14:51, Kofi ANSA AKUFO <kofi.ansa at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Who approved such huge chunk /12 (over a million IPv4 addresses) in a
> >> first (initial) time request? What does the current policies say
> >> about such requests? What was the out come of the results of
> >> hostmasters evaluation? Did hostmasters make any recommendation to
> >> management?
> >
> >
> >
> > This connects with the clarity I requested.   Policy seems to be
> > quite clear to me in AFPUB-2005-v4-001 (8.2 -8.3) but others might
> > have other interpretation.
> >
> > As much as we want different,  Universities and NRENs are being
> > treated in line with policy.  Why was this allocation treated
> > differently?  Are there any others getting preferential treatment that
> > is not guided by "rule of law"?
> >
> >
> >
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