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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT color=#000000 size=2 face=Arial>Hi Sunday</FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><FONT color=#000000 size=2 face=Arial>Thanks, I agree with what you've said.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><FONT color=#000000 size=2 face=Arial>I'm still curious as to why you said that the debate about definitions "points to a "otal warp in the AfriNIC fee structure".</FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Duncan</FONT></DIV></DIV>
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<FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><B>From:</B> SM [mailto:sm@resistor.net]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Sun 2012/07/22 08:31 AM<BR><B>To:</B> Duncan Martin<BR><B>Cc:</B> AfriNIC Resource Policy Discussion List<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: [AfriNIC-rpd] Definitions of LIR versus End User<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<P><FONT size=2>Hi Duncan,<BR>At 08:07 21-07-2012, Duncan Martin wrote:<BR>>I asked how AfriNIC's promotion of good numbering practice demands<BR>>the present fee strucutre for End-Users and LIRs. I hypothesised<BR>>that it doesn't. In three postings<BR><BR>A Local Internet Registry is allocated a block of IP addresses which<BR>it assigns to its customers. An End-User is assigned a block of IP<BR>addresses for internal use. The difference between the two is that<BR>the LIR is doing business by reassigning IP addresses and it charges<BR>its customers for that.<BR><BR>The fee structure can be changed by making a proposal at an Annual<BR>General Meeting. If the fees for End-Users is increased<BR>significantly it will adversely affect universities.<BR><BR>Regards,<BR>-sm<BR><BR><BR><BR></FONT></P></DIV></BODY></HTML>