On Sun, May 22, 2011 at 12:19 AM, Mark Elkins <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mje@posix.co.za">mje@posix.co.za</a>></span> wrote:<br><div class="gmail_quote"><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
I'd personally be very dubious about anything bigger than a /14!!!<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>There have already been several 'large' allocations that should have caused you concern then (since 2010-->current)</div>
<div> </div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><table width="450" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"><tbody><tr class="body-table-row03" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); padding-left: 4px; ">
<td><a href="http://www.afrinic.net/cgi-bin/whois?recursive=ON&searchtext=197.224.0.0/14" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(239, 66, 34); text-decoration: none; ">197.224.0.0</a></td>
<td align="center">/14</td><td align="center">ipv4</td><td align="center">allocated</td><td align="center">07-04-2010</td><td>Mauritius</td></tr><tr class="body-table-row02" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(223, 208, 206); padding-left: 4px; ">
<td><a href="http://www.afrinic.net/cgi-bin/whois?recursive=ON&searchtext=197.128.0.0/14" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(239, 66, 34); text-decoration: none; ">197.128.0.0</a></td>
<td align="center">/14</td><td align="center">ipv4</td><td align="center">allocated</td><td align="center">11-11-2010</td><td>Morocco</td></tr><tr class="body-table-row03" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); padding-left: 4px; ">
<td><a href="http://www.afrinic.net/cgi-bin/whois?recursive=ON&searchtext=197.132.0.0/14" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(239, 66, 34); text-decoration: none; ">197.132.0.0</a></td>
<td align="center">/14</td><td align="center">ipv4</td><td align="center">allocated</td><td align="center">15-12-2010</td><td>Egypt</td></tr><tr class="body-table-row02" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(223, 208, 206); padding-left: 4px; ">
<td><a href="http://www.afrinic.net/cgi-bin/whois?recursive=ON&searchtext=197.136.0.0/14" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(239, 66, 34); text-decoration: none; ">197.136.0.0</a></td>
<td align="center">/14</td><td align="center">ipv4</td><td align="center">allocated</td><td align="center">22-12-2010</td><td>Kenya</td></tr><tr class="body-table-row03" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); padding-left: 4px; ">
<td><a href="http://www.afrinic.net/cgi-bin/whois?recursive=ON&searchtext=197.140.0.0/14" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(239, 66, 34); text-decoration: none; ">197.140.0.0</a></td>
<td align="center">/14</td><td align="center">ipv4</td><td align="center">allocated</td><td align="center">29-12-2010</td><td>Algeria</td></tr><tr class="body-table-row02" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(223, 208, 206); padding-left: 4px; ">
<td><a href="http://www.afrinic.net/cgi-bin/whois?recursive=ON&searchtext=197.192.0.0/13" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(239, 66, 34); text-decoration: none; ">197.192.0.0</a></td>
<td align="center">/13</td><td align="center">ipv4</td><td align="center">allocated</td><td align="center">08-03-2010</td><td>Egypt</td></tr><tr class="body-table-row03" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); padding-left: 4px; ">
<td><a href="http://www.afrinic.net/cgi-bin/whois?recursive=ON&searchtext=197.200.0.0/13" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(239, 66, 34); text-decoration: none; ">197.200.0.0</a></td>
<td align="center">/13</td><td align="center">ipv4</td><td align="center">allocated</td><td align="center">28-05-2010</td><td>Algeria</td></tr><tr class="body-table-row02" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(223, 208, 206); padding-left: 4px; ">
<td><a href="http://www.afrinic.net/cgi-bin/whois?recursive=ON&searchtext=197.160.0.0/13" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(239, 66, 34); text-decoration: none; ">197.160.0.0</a></td>
<td align="center">/13</td><td align="center">ipv4</td><td align="center">allocated</td><td align="center">14-07-2010</td><td>Egypt</td></tr><tr class="body-table-row03" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); padding-left: 4px; ">
<td><a href="http://www.afrinic.net/cgi-bin/whois?recursive=ON&searchtext=197.168.0.0/13" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(239, 66, 34); text-decoration: none; ">197.168.0.0</a></td>
<td align="center">/13</td><td align="center">ipv4</td><td align="center">allocated</td><td align="center">22-09-2010</td><td>South Africa</td></tr><tr class="body-table-row02" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(223, 208, 206); padding-left: 4px; ">
<td><a href="http://www.afrinic.net/cgi-bin/whois?recursive=ON&searchtext=197.176.0.0/13" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(239, 66, 34); text-decoration: none; ">197.176.0.0</a></td>
<td align="center">/13</td><td align="center">ipv4</td><td align="center">allocated</td><td align="center">13-10-2010</td><td>Kenya</td></tr><tr class="body-table-row03" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); padding-left: 4px; ">
<td><a href="http://www.afrinic.net/cgi-bin/whois?recursive=ON&searchtext=197.96.0.0/13" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(239, 66, 34); text-decoration: none; ">197.96.0.0</a></td>
<td align="center">/13</td><td align="center">ipv4</td><td align="center">allocated</td><td align="center">30-11-2010</td><td>South Africa</td></tr><tr class="body-table-row02" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(223, 208, 206); padding-left: 4px; ">
<td><a href="http://www.afrinic.net/cgi-bin/whois?recursive=ON&searchtext=197.104.0.0/13" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(239, 66, 34); text-decoration: none; ">197.104.0.0</a></td>
<td align="center">/13</td><td align="center">ipv4</td><td align="center">allocated</td><td align="center">10-03-2011</td><td>South Africa</td></tr><tr class="body-table-row03" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); padding-left: 4px; ">
<td><a href="http://www.afrinic.net/cgi-bin/whois?recursive=ON&searchtext=197.120.0.0/13" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(239, 66, 34); text-decoration: none; ">197.120.0.0</a></td>
<td align="center">/13</td><td align="center">ipv4</td><td align="center">allocated</td><td align="center">05-04-2011</td><td>Egypt</td></tr><tr class="body-table-row02" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(223, 208, 206); padding-left: 4px; ">
<td><a href="http://www.afrinic.net/cgi-bin/whois?recursive=ON&searchtext=197.64.0.0/12" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(239, 66, 34); text-decoration: none; ">197.64.0.0</a></td>
<td align="center">/12</td><td align="center">ipv4</td><td align="center">allocated</td><td align="center">19-03-2011</td><td>South Africa</td></tr><tr class="body-table-row03" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); padding-left: 4px; ">
<td><a href="http://www.afrinic.net/cgi-bin/whois?recursive=ON&searchtext=197.0.0.0/11" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(239, 66, 34); text-decoration: none; ">197.0.0.0</a></td>
<td align="center">/11</td><td align="center">ipv4</td><td align="center">allocated</td><td align="center">03-05-2010</td><td>Tunisia</td></tr><tr class="body-table-row02" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(223, 208, 206); padding-left: 4px; ">
<td><a href="http://www.afrinic.net/cgi-bin/whois?recursive=ON&searchtext=197.32.0.0/11" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(239, 66, 34); text-decoration: none; ">197.32.0.0</a></td>
<td align="center">/11</td><td align="center">ipv4</td><td align="center">allocated</td><td align="center">17-05-2011</td><td>Egypt</td></tr></tbody></table></span></div><div><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">

Anyway - I have full trust in the AfriNIC staff.<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>I expect the AfriNIC staff to adhere to the policies that are set.</div><div> </div></div>--t.