[rpd] Competitions Tribunal Petition

Thu Jan 18 11:28:38 UTC 2018

What fraud?

There can be numerous people named Alan Levin; Alan Barett; Levin Barett
and Jacob Odame.

J

On Thu, Jan 18, 2018 at 2:08 PM, Alan Levin <alan at futureperfect.co.za>
wrote:

> Dear Chairperson and CEO
>
> The following looks like there is fraud happening at AfriNIC:
>
> On Sat, Dec 30, 2017 at 11:21 PM, Jacob Odame-Baiden <odamyte at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> I am worried that this Jacob Odame might be impersonating my account. I
>> am an AFRINIC 25 Fellow and my exact name buy a different email address is
>> being used to communicate on this forum. I will entreat admin to verify and
>> deal with this.
>> I need to be sure that there is another Jacob.
>>
>
> I am hoping as a small LIR and Internet Society activist, that you can
> please pay attention and assist to provide some kind of decorum  :(
>
> Sincerely
>
> Alan Levin
>
>
>
>
>
>> On 30 Dec 2017 18:21, "Andrew Alston" <Andrew.Alston at liquidtelecom.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Ignoring the underlined bolder hyperbolic, let me comment bluntly and
>>> simply:
>>>
>>> I will do whatever I feel necessary to protect the industry in which I
>>> work.  I will do whatever I feel necessary to protect the consumers of
>>> internet services on this continent. I will react to any threat that I see
>>> to the industry or to the consumer - and I make no apologies for it.
>>>
>>> We keep referring to how the “community” wants something or doesn’t want
>>> it -  yet the reality is - we are a divided community - divided on
>>> linguistic grounds - divided on geographic grounds - divided on ideology.
>>>
>>> The statements made about the will of the community as based on the
>>> absurd notion that only one segment of the community has any validity - and
>>> anyone who disagrees is not part of said community or is some how the enemy
>>> - this is not the case - but that is how it is portrayed.
>>>
>>> I will not get into the specifics of any particular policy in this email
>>> - but I will say this - should AfriNIC and the policies by which it
>>> operates become a threat to the industry at large in any portion of this
>>> continent - or compromise the growth of internet penetration on this
>>> continent in violation of section 3 of the bylaws - or act outside of the
>>> laws under which it is governed - be they the companies act - the bylaws -
>>> the competitions act - or the very procedures and policies that have been
>>> ratified through legitimate board mandates - then do not cry foul when
>>> people react - especially after repeated warnings.
>>>
>>> I am beyond threats - beyond intimidation - and quite frankly beyond
>>> being cowed into submission by people claiming that is what I am
>>> attempting.  I act in the manner that I see best for the industry - and if
>>> indeed there is no violation of the law - and if indeed correct procedures
>>> and policies have been followed - then my actions represent no threat.  The
>>> threat only exists if you acknowledge wrong doing in the first instance.
>>>
>>> As for wanting to do AfriNIC harm - you are incorrect in this as well -
>>> I have no desire to do harm to AfriNIC - however - the good of the industry
>>> and the African consumer outweighs Afrinic - and if in sincere belief I am
>>> acting in the best interests of those two groups and that requires that I
>>> act against AfriNIC - so be it - it is not from a desire to do harm - it is
>>> from a desire to protect an industry I hold dear and that I have worked my
>>> entire adult life to promote across large segments of this continent.
>>>
>>> So yes - I am now taking actions - actions for which I make no apologies
>>> - and which are the pure result of repeated and ignored warnings about the
>>> consequences of actions.  It strikes me - and maybe I am misreading this -
>>> that a particular group of individuals are hell bent on seeing their
>>> policies past - no matter the consequences to the industry - and expect to
>>> have others let them behave in a matter that is completely contrary to
>>> community consensus or the good of the collective industry - that is naive
>>> in the extreme.
>>>
>>> So in summary - I will act - always within the bounds of the law - and
>>> to the best of my abi.oty - to protect the industry - to protect the
>>> consumer - and I will make no apologies for this.
>>>
>>> Andrew
>>>
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>>> _____________________________
>>> From: Jacob Odame <jacobodame00 at gmail.com>
>>> Sent: Saturday, December 30, 2017 03:45
>>> Subject: Re: [rpd] Competitions Tribunal Petition
>>> To: Andrew Alston <andrew.alston at liquidtelecom.com>
>>> Cc: rpd <rpd at afrinic.net>
>>>
>>>
>>> It is now brutally clear that Andrew's position is that *he is either
>>> right or righ*t and that he will*anything* to cause harm to our very
>>> own registry AfriNIC when his position conflicts with that of the
>>> community.
>>>
>>> It is also clear that he does not take the community's views in any
>>> esteem and regard since*he wants a government to force the AfriNIC
>>> Board to push policies top down* to us the community.
>>>
>>> A very absurd situation.
>>>
>>> I know that the appeal committee and AfriNIC Board will not budge to
>>> threats and intimidation and will exercise good judgement for the good of
>>> the entire community and not a privileged, loud and malicious few. The
>>> continent*should not and cannot be held ransom* by such individuals.
>>>
>>> Jacob
>>>
>>> On Fri, Dec 29, 2017 at 7:54 PM, Andrew Alston <
>>> Andrew.Alston at liquidtelecom.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi All,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Everything stated here is done in my personal capacity and is not
>>>> necessarily representative of the views of any organization to which I am
>>>> affiliated.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> It is a sad day when it comes to this – but due to the significant
>>>> business risks imposed by the potential ratification of the soft-landing
>>>> policy, and the boards lack of response to repeated queries as to AFRINIC’s
>>>> violation of Mauritian law – the time has come to now test these potential
>>>> violations and to see if there is any recourse.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Since this document contains direct reference to issues of policy that
>>>> would normally fall under the RPD – I am sending this to the list.  Those
>>>> who wish to join the petition to the competitions tribunal can print this –
>>>> sign it – and scan it back to me.  This document will be submitted to the
>>>> competitions tribunal within the next 14 days – to give people a chance to
>>>> digest its contents and decide for themselves if they believe they wish to
>>>> be party to this action.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Note: As per the rules of the competitions tribunal – any signatory on
>>>> these documents will be confidential and the names of the complainants will
>>>> not be disclosed to AFRINIC – so there is no risk of victimization here.
>>>> Any signed copies received by myself shall be held in strictest confidence
>>>> other than for the purposes of submission to the commission.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Please also note – the submission of this petition shall in no way
>>>> prejudice the right to potential litigation against AFRINIC should
>>>> companies and individuals feel that such is warranted.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Yours Sincerely
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Andrew Alston
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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