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    <p>Dear Alan Levin,</p>
    I understand that you have a concern with two people posting to the
    RPD list using very similar names. Moderation of the RPD mailing
    list is the responsibility of the PDWG co-chairs, so I suggest that
    you refer your concern to them.<br>
    <br>
    Best Regards ...<br>
    <br>
    Sunday.<br>
    <br>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 18/01/2018 12:08, Alan Levin wrote:<br>
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      <div dir="ltr">Dear Chairperson and CEO
        <div class="gmail_extra"><br>
        </div>
        <div class="gmail_extra">The following looks like there is fraud
          happening at AfriNIC:</div>
        <div class="gmail_extra"><br>
          <div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Dec 30, 2017 at 11:21 PM,
            Jacob Odame-Baiden <span dir="ltr"><<a
                href="mailto:odamyte@gmail.com" target="_blank"
                moz-do-not-send="true">odamyte@gmail.com</a>></span>
            wrote:<br>
            <blockquote class="gmail_quote">
              <div dir="auto">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.
                <div dir="auto">I need to be sure that there is another
                  Jacob.<br>
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            <div>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  :(</div>
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            <div>Sincerely</div>
            <div><br>
            </div>
            <div>Alan Levin</div>
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                  <div class="gmail_extra"><br>
                    <div class="gmail_quote">On 30 Dec 2017 18:21,
                      "Andrew Alston" <<a
                        href="mailto:Andrew.Alston@liquidtelecom.com"
                        target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">Andrew.Alston@liquidtelecom.<wbr>com</a>>
                      wrote:<br type="attribution">
                      <blockquote class="gmail_quote">
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                            <span><span content="Outlook Mobile for iOS"></span></span>
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                              <div>Ignoring the underlined bolder
                                hyperbolic, let me comment bluntly and
                                simply:</div>
                              <div><br>
                              </div>
                              <div>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.</div>
                              <div><br>
                              </div>
                              <div>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.</div>
                              <div><br>
                              </div>
                              <div>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.</div>
                              <div><br>
                              </div>
                              <div>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.</div>
                              <div><br>
                              </div>
                              <div>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.</div>
                              <div><br>
                              </div>
                              <div>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.</div>
                              <div><br>
                              </div>
                              <div>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.</div>
                              <div><br>
                              </div>
                              <div>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.</div>
                              <div><br>
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                              <div>Andrew</div>
                              <div><br>
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                              <div
                                class="m_-5338922860240606848m_5973422282826967876acompli_signature">Get
                                <a href="https://aka.ms/o0ukef"
                                  target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">Outlook
                                  for iOS</a></div>
                              <div class="gmail_quote">_____________________________<br>
                                From: Jacob Odame <<a
                                  href="mailto:jacobodame00@gmail.com"
                                  target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">jacobodame00@gmail.com</a>><br>
                                Sent: Saturday, December 30, 2017 03:45<br>
                                Subject: Re: [rpd] Competitions Tribunal
                                Petition<br>
                                To: Andrew Alston <<a
                                  href="mailto:andrew.alston@liquidtelecom.com"
                                  target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">andrew.alston@liquidtelecom.c<wbr>om</a>><br>
                                Cc: rpd <<a
                                  href="mailto:rpd@afrinic.net"
                                  target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">rpd@afrinic.net</a>><br>
                                <br>
                                <br>
                                <div dir="ltr">It is now brutally clear
                                  that Andrew's position is that <b><u>he
                                      is either right or righ</u></b>t
                                  and that he will<b><u>anything</u></b>
                                  to cause harm to our very own registry
                                  AfriNIC when his position conflicts
                                  with that of the community.
                                  <div><br>
                                  </div>
                                  <div>It is also clear that he does not
                                    take the community's views in any
                                    esteem and regard since<b><u>he
                                        wants a government to force the
                                        AfriNIC Board to push policies
                                        top down</u></b> to us the
                                    community.</div>
                                  <div><br>
                                  </div>
                                  <div>A very absurd situation. </div>
                                  <div><br>
                                  </div>
                                  <div>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<b><u>should not and
                                        cannot be held ransom</u></b> by
                                    such individuals.</div>
                                  <div><br>
                                  </div>
                                  <div>Jacob<br>
                                    <div><br>
                                      <div class="gmail_extra">
                                        <div class="gmail_quote">On Fri,
                                          Dec 29, 2017 at 7:54 PM,
                                          Andrew Alston <span dir="ltr">
                                            <<a
                                              href="mailto:Andrew.Alston@liquidtelecom.com"
                                              target="_blank"
                                              moz-do-not-send="true">Andrew.Alston@liquidtelecom.c<wbr>om</a>></span>
                                          wrote:<br>
                                          <blockquote
                                            class="gmail_quote">
                                            <div lang="EN-GB">
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class="m_-5338922860240606848m_5973422282826967876m_-30004745003344826WordSection1">
                                                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                                    lang="EN-US">Hi All,</span></p>
                                                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                                    lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
                                                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                                    lang="EN-US">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.</span></p>
                                                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                                    lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
                                                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                                    lang="EN-US">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.</span></p>
                                                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                                    lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
                                                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                                    lang="EN-US">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.</span></p>
                                                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                                    lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
                                                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                                    lang="EN-US">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.</span></p>
                                                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                                    lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
                                                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                                    lang="EN-US">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.</span></p>
                                                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                                    lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
                                                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                                    lang="EN-US">Yours
                                                    Sincerely<span
                                                      class="m_-5338922860240606848m_5973422282826967876HOEnZb"></span></span></p>
                                                <span
                                                  class="m_-5338922860240606848m_5973422282826967876HOEnZb">
                                                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                                      lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
                                                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                                      lang="EN-US">Andrew
                                                      Alston</span></p>
                                                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                                      lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
                                                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                                      lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
                                                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                                      lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
                                                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                                      lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
                                                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                                      lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
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                        RPD mailing list<br>
                        <a href="mailto:RPD@afrinic.net" target="_blank"
                          moz-do-not-send="true">RPD@afrinic.net</a><br>
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              RPD mailing list<br>
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