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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hello Andrew <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>My time with both Afnog and AfriNIC confirm that sponsorships have been very instrumental in growing the active community of AfriNIC. We cannot put our heads in the sand and suggest that there is no imbalance. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>From: </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Andrew Alston <Andrew.Alston@liquidtelecom.com><br><b>Date: </b>Sunday, December 9, 2018 at 1:33 PM<br><b>To: </b>Boubakar Barry <boubakarbarry@gmail.com>, rpd <rpd@afrinic.net><br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [rpd] Benjiro<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>Boubakar,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>Let me ask you a question - would it be acceptable if I announced I was providing sponsorship for participants but restricted it to white South Africans? Or if I I said I was providing sponsorship that was entirely limited to those who spoke kikuyu? Or any other limiting factor that was based entirely on linguistics or race or creed?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Actually Yes. You are free to use your funds in any way you perceive is right as long as you also appreciate that your choices might attract either positive or negative reactions in the public arena. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>Would you not be screaming that the sponsorship of one particular demographic was wrong - was stacking the floor - was racist - was whatever?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>No. Intent is very important here. If you are sponsoring people to help them learn and build the community that would be good. But if you sponsor them to achieve an objective like we all suspected you did some years ago then that is another issue. (Please note I used the word suspected as the board which you eventually judged to be not good enough for AfriNIC exonerated you. – A judgement we all respected).<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>What is the difference here - if we are a community and as one - why do accept that one group can sponsor people entirely limited to one group of people - while the Lazarus foundation is slammed for “stacking the floor”<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>This is what I do not understand and I am asking you as a serious question - should we - with the full involvement of afrinic - allow an organization to sponsor based on selective demographics?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The whole idea of sponsorships is usually to correct a perceived in balance that’s why we have always looked for Gender /women sponsorships.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>For years different groups have focused on their area of interest or charitable groups can also focus on areas they perceive need help.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>Obviously if they want to sponsor people - any organization can do that - and their beliefs and what they do is up to them - however - when an organization is funding and sponsoring without being fully inclusive - I have a problem with it being done in collaboration with afrinic - that is meant to be an inclusive non-partisan body without bias.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>Andrew <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>Liquid Telecommunications - Group Head Of IP Strategy<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-left:.5in;text-align:center'><hr size=0 width="100%" align=center></div><div id=divRplyFwdMsg><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='color:black'>From:</span></b><span style='color:black'> Boubakar Barry <boubakarbarry@gmail.com><br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, December 9, 2018 10:57<br><b>To:</b> rpd<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [rpd] Benjiro <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=gmail-m-2436615586873040940gmail-msonormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:10.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Dear Community,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=gmail-m-2436615586873040940gmail-msonormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=gmail-m-2436615586873040940gmail-msonormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:10.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Attacking so bluntly an organisation that has supported AfriNIC over decades is just unacceptable. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=gmail-m-2436615586873040940gmail-msonormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=gmail-m-2436615586873040940gmail-msonormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:10.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>I think OIF has done a lot for this community by providing resources that helped us improve and maintain diversity in participation. That’s commendable. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=gmail-m-2436615586873040940gmail-msonormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=gmail-m-2436615586873040940gmail-msonormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:10.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>We still have room for progress, but I think we are on the right path; I was delighted to see an announcement posted a couple of days ago with an Arabic version of it. Next steps would be to provide versions of the website in Arabic and Portuguese as well and to have interpretation in these languages too in our meetings. That requires more resources for sure, but maybe organisations such as the Arab League could support.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=gmail-m-2436615586873040940gmail-msonormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=gmail-m-2436615586873040940gmail-msonormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:10.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>It’s unfortunate that as we are making such progress for more inclusion, an organization is attacked in such way. This should be embarrassing for us as community and I think Board and Management who represent this community should distance themselves from this dangerous move that may affect AFRINIC. And invite initiators of such attacks to stop. This cannot be good for AFRINIC. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=gmail-m-2436615586873040940gmail-msonormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=gmail-m-2436615586873040940gmail-msonormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:10.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>BTW, it's intellectually dishonest to state that people who are sponsored by OIF defend interest of a demographic group only. I challenge anyone to prove this. To the best of my knowledge, the people targeted here have always acted in a way they think is best for AFRINIC and the community.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=gmail-m-2436615586873040940gmail-msonormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=gmail-m-2436615586873040940gmail-msonormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:10.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Finally, I hope I won’t be attacked myself for writing this and be tagged “OIF”. Anf for the record: the only time I was sponsored by OIF was in 1998, to attend the AIG meeting in Cotonou. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=gmail-m-2436615586873040940gmail-msonormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=gmail-m-2436615586873040940gmail-msonormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:10.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Boubakar</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>On Sun, Dec 9, 2018 at 6:27 AM Andrew Alston <<a href="mailto:Andrew.Alston@liquidtelecom.com">Andrew.Alston@liquidtelecom.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in'>Let me be very clear – respect is earned – not bought, and gratitude? Maybe those you funds owe you such – but I have found the actions of the OIF delegates to AFRINIC meetings to be nothing short of totally abhorrent – and there is certainly no gratitude or respect that shall be forthcoming for those actions.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in'>When time after time it is the OIF delegates lining up to the microphone with slips of paper with pre-written objections to policies and when questioned showing no knowing of what they are saying – you get no respect for that.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in'>The OIF’s website states:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in'><b><i><u><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D1D1D'>IOF organises political activities and actions of multilateral cooperation that benefit French-speaking populations. Its actions respect cultural and linguistic diversity and serve to promote the French language, peace and sustainable development.</span></u></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in'>Firstly – I have seen NO respect from the OIF delegates for anything outside of their group. Secondly – the African Continent is far from than just French – and I have a lot of good French friends – I have no problem with the French – I do have a problem with AFRINIC having an MoU with an organization that explicitly promotes the interests of one demographic. In fact I question if this does not represent a very subtle form of internet colonialism.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in'>So no – you will get no respect or gratitude for money – when the actions of the OIF and its delegates at AFRINIC promote unity rather than division – and do – as per the OIF’s website – respect that the continent is made up of a diverse population of English, French, Arabic, Portuguese, Swahili, and countless more – and the delegates are not banded together to reject anything and everything that is not of their making – then maybe – I will have some gratitutde. But rest assured – my respect – is earned by PEOPLE who have shown their competence, irrespective of language, race, creed, religion, skin color or anything else – it is not earned by flying lots of people to meetings to push a specific linguistic agenda.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in'>Andrew<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in'> <o:p></o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in;border-color:currentcolor currentcolor'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>From: </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Gregoire Ehoumi via RPD <<a href="mailto:rpd@afrinic.net" target="_blank">rpd@afrinic.net</a>><br><b>Reply-To: </b>Gregoire Ehoumi <<a href="mailto:gregoire.ehoumi@yahoo.fr" target="_blank">gregoire.ehoumi@yahoo.fr</a>><br><b>Date: </b>Saturday, 8 December 2018 at 19:06<br><b>To: </b>Mark Elkins <<a href="mailto:mje@posix.co.za" target="_blank">mje@posix.co.za</a>>, "<a href="mailto:rpd@afrinic.net" target="_blank">rpd@afrinic.net</a>" <<a href="mailto:rpd@afrinic.net" target="_blank">rpd@afrinic.net</a>><br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [rpd] Benjiro</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Hello,<br><br>there seem to be some discussions about OIF role and activities around AFRINIC. OIF and AFRINIC has a long time relationship which it is worth showing people.<br><br>Before AFRINIC accreditation :<br><br><a href="http://docplayer.net/10409680-Afrinic-spearheading-africa-s-internet-since-2005-10-year-anniversary.html" target="_blank">http://docplayer.net/10409680-Afrinic-spearheading-africa-s-internet-since-2005-10-year-anniversary.html</a> page 6<br><br>"2003<br>Adiel Akplogan, former President of Senegal and the OIF Abdou Diouf, and <br>the French Ambassador to Mauritius sign an MoU on funding from the French <br>Ministry for AfriNIC ' s capacity building efforts"<br><br><a href="https://www.lexpress.mu/article/afrinic-assure-seul-la-gestion-des-adresses-africaines-du-net" target="_blank">https://www.lexpress.mu/article/afrinic-assure-seul-la-gestion-des-adresses-africaines-du-net</a><br><br>Abdou Diouf, secrétaire général de l'OIF a rendu visite au siège administratif AFRINIC. .....<br>Henri Vignal, ambassadeur de France, a offert, au nom du gouvernement français, 70 000 euros (environ Rs 2 380 000) à l'association pour aider à former des informaticiens africains......<br><br>More on AFRINIC and OIF relationship on the Web. ..<br><br>OIF funds experts not only to AFRINIC meetings but also to IGF, ICANN etc<br><br>This community owes OIF respect and gratitude.<br><br>Hope this helps<br><br><br>--Gregoire</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div id="gmail-m_-2365861142034750300LGEmailHeader"><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>------ Original message------</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>From: </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Mark Elkins</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Date: </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Fri, Dec 7, 2018 1:35 PM</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>To: </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><a href="mailto:rpd@afrinic.net" target="_blank">rpd@afrinic.net</a>;</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Cc: </span></b><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Subject:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Re: [rpd] Benjiro</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>On 12/7/18 7:38 PM, Marcus K. G. Adomey wrote:</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Dabu Sifiso,</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Is it not true that Daniel brought those young girls and boys and we all saw what they come to do? Is it pinching you that Benjilo brought out what we all know?</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Let me tell you that I am not a coward and I am not afraid of Daniel to tell him that he "recruited mercenaries" for Lu.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Keep well your fake evidence and spoof emails. </span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></blockquote><p style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Ha! - but that is exactly what happened in Dakar - and I was on the receiving end of it.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>So now the shoe is on the other foot?</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>I've seen this time and time again - a group of OIF sponsored folk gathering around people such as Alain at the back of the meeting hall - chatting in whispers.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Actually - I would suspect that very few people at an AfriNIC meeting pay for themselves personally to go there (or even contribute themselves) - that is, out of their own personal pocket vs the Company paying. I've done that for the past two meetings I attended, Nairobi and Dakar. Its not easy.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Marcus</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Get <a href="https://aka.ms/ghei36" target="_blank">Outlook for Android</a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-left:.5in;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><hr size=0 width="100%" align=center></span></div><div id="gmail-m_-2365861142034750300x_divRplyFwdMsg"><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='color:black'>From:</span></b><span style='color:black'> Dabu Sifiso <a href="mailto:dabu.sifiso@yandex.com" target="_blank"><dabu.sifiso@yandex.com></a><br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, December 7, 2018 4:29:20 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:madomey@hotmail.com" target="_blank">madomey@hotmail.com</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Benjiro</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in'><br><br><br>Dear Marcus,<br><br>Rumor...well evidence collected has it you are Benjiro.<br>I wonder how the community will react.<br><br>Regards,<br>Dabu Sifiso<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p><pre style='margin-left:.5in'>_______________________________________________<o:p></o:p></pre><pre style='margin-left:.5in'>RPD mailing list<o:p></o:p></pre><pre style='margin-left:.5in'><a href="mailto:RPD@afrinic.net" target="_blank">RPD@afrinic.net</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre style='margin-left:.5in'><a href="https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/rpd" target="_blank">https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/rpd</a><o:p></o:p></pre></blockquote><pre style='margin-left:.5in'>-- <o:p></o:p></pre><pre style='margin-left:.5in'>Mark James ELKINS - Posix Systems - (South) Africa<o:p></o:p></pre><pre style='margin-left:.5in'><a href="mailto:mje@posix.co.za" target="_blank">mje@posix.co.za</a> Tel: <a href="tel:+27.128070590" target="_blank">+27.128070590</a> Cell: <a href="tel:+27.826010496" target="_blank">+27.826010496</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre style='margin-left:.5in'>For fast, reliable, low cost Internet in ZA: <a href="https://ftth.posix.co.za" target="_blank">https://ftth.posix.co.za</a><o:p></o:p></pre></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>_______________________________________________<br>RPD mailing list<br><a href="mailto:RPD@afrinic.net" target="_blank">RPD@afrinic.net</a><br><a href="https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/rpd" target="_blank">https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/rpd</a><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>_______________________________________________ RPD mailing list RPD@afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/rpd <o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>