<div dir="auto">Dear Appeals Committee <div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I hope you are all well and keeping safe.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">A kind reminder of the queries asked.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Keep safe.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Noah</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, 20 Apr 2020, 17:40 Noah, <<a href="mailto:noah@neo.co.tz">noah@neo.co.tz</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div>Hi Paulos,<br><br></div>Thanks for your quick response. Just to clarify that I responded to you since you sent the original email but basically my email was addressed to the entire AC which is why I started off with "Hi Paulos and Team" though I appreciate your personal response.<br><br></div>In any case,  I would like to request that the AC which I have since copied in this particular email respond in their capacity.<br><br clear="all"><div><div><div><div><div><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><b>./noah</b></div><div>neo - network engineering and operations<b><br></b></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Apr 20, 2020 at 5:28 PM Dr P Nyirenda <<a href="mailto:paulos@sdnp.org.mw" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">paulos@sdnp.org.mw</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><u></u>





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<div align="left"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">Thank you for the message personally addressed to me on AFRINIC PDP appeals. I would
like to personally indicate and observe the following since this has been addressed to me
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<div align="left"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">1. that issues on AFRINIC PDP Appeals should be addressed <<a href="mailto:pdwg-appeal@afrinic.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">pdwg-appeal@afrinic.net</a>>
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<div align="left"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">2. That, as I understand it, each appeal is handled by the Appeal Committee individually.</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">3. That if you, as you have indicated below, agree that this first 2020 Appeal did not satisfy
the conditions as in Section 5 of the ToR of the Appeal Committee, then that should surely
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<div align="left"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">4. That the resolution of the Appeal Committee is final.</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">These are my personal indications and observations and I do not speak here for the Appeals
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<div align="left"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">Regards,</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">Paulos</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">Dr Paulos B Nyirenda</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">On 20 Apr 2020 at 16:18, Noah wrote:</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">> Hi Paulos and Team,</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">> I hope that you are all keeping safe insight of the on-going challenging times.</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">> I did observe the saga on the last appeal against co-chairs decision of no consensus on the AS0 </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">> ROA proposal and I went back to do some readings including the PDP section on appeals, the </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">> appeal committee ToR,  previous appeal, appeal committee decision on the previous appeal, the </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">> last appeal and the appeal committee decision. All this can be seen at the link </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">> <a href="https://afrinic.net/policy/appeal-committee#appeals" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://afrinic.net/policy/appeal-committee#appeals</a> </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">> </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">> I also noted the requirements set in the ToR  that an appeal must be supported by three people and </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">> the support must be sent via Email in a certain format. </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">> </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">> I checked the composition of the appeal filed in 2018. It says the following:   [ The complainants, Mr. </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">> Owen Delong, Mr. Sander Stefan, Mr. Mark Elkins, Mr. Andrew Alston and Mr. Saul Stein, all </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">> clearly indicated on the mailing lists in good faith, a belief that the declaration of consensus was in </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">> error – this fulfills section 5.1.b of the appeal process. ]</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">> There are no mails from the folks mentioned above that were attached to the appeal. The appeal </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">> was accepted and the  appeal committee deliberated on it. The decision says as below: </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">> </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">> [ III. Receipt of the “Appeal against the declared consensus of AFPUB-2016-V4-001-DRAFT07” </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">> Softlanding-bis policy proposal The Committee  received an “Appeal against the declared </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">> consensus of AFPUB-  2016-V4-001-DRAFT07” Softlanding-bis policy proposal which is  published </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">> as required by the ToR at the following URL:  </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">> <a href="https://www.afrinic.net/en/community/working-groups/policy-appeal/appeals" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://www.afrinic.net/en/community/working-groups/policy-appeal/appeals</a>   The Committee  </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">> reviewed and confirmed that the Appeal filed is  in accordance to Section 5 of the ToR of the </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">> Appeal Committee. ]</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">> </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">> Now, the last appeal filed started with  " We are appealing against the declaration" and  stated that;</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">> [The authors are also convinced, according to the discussion in the list, that other community  </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">> members are supporting this appeal, even if this is not needed according to CPM 3.5.1 ]  </span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">> The appeal was rejected with the motive below ;</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">> [ V. Final assessment of the Appeal Committee on the Appeal  According to the PDWG Appeal </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">> Committee Terms of Reference  (<a href="https://afrinic.net/policy/appeal-committee#tor" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://afrinic.net/policy/appeal-committee#tor</a>) section 5.2(d), the </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">> appeal has not met the requirements for filing. “The complaint must be supported by three (3)  </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">> persons who have participated in the discussions relating to the matter under appeal. 8 (That is, </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">> three (3) persons other than the complainant.) 9 Said support must be expressed by an email </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">> message from each of the supporters to the Appeal  committee. Each of these email messages </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">> must include a statement that the individual participated in discussions attempting to resolve the </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">> dispute and that those discussions failed to resolve the dispute.”   VI. Conclusion  The Committee </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">> resolves that the filed appeal is not valid. ]</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">> Now I do have a few questions that came into mind: </span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">> 1.  Why such differences in the treatment of appeals? </span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">> 2. If the AC erred for their 2018's decision and didn't this set  precedence ?   It is noted that three </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">> members who served in the  2018 AC are serving in 2020 AC as well.</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">> 3. On which ground is the AC really acting?     Refusing to follow the conflict resolution section of the </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">> PDP as required in Section 4 (working methods) of the ToR and instead enforcing  requirements in </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">> section 5 (filling an appeal) of the same ToR?</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">> [ 4.6. The committee shall ensure that any appeal received is in line with the requirements of the </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">> Conflict Resolution section of the AFRINIC Policy Development 3 Process. ]</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">> Seems to me that the entire  appeal process looks ambiguous and must be clarified  as a matter of </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">> urgency.</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">> On Fri, Mar 13, 2020 at 7:36 PM Dr P Nyirenda <<a href="mailto:paulos@sdnp.org.mw" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">paulos@sdnp.org.mw</a>> wrote:</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     PDWG,</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     I would like to advise that the AFRINIC PDWG Appeal Committee has finalised processing </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     of this submission by Jordi Palet Martinez on 12 Feb 2020 concerning co-chair last call </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     decision on AFPUB-2019-GEN-006-DRAFT01 as copied here below. </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     The Appeal Committee has produced its final report including minutes of its discussions and </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     these are all available at: <a href="https://afrinic.net/policy/appeal-committee#appeals" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://afrinic.net/policy/appeal-committee#appeals</a></span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     This closes all issues on this submission made for appeal.</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     Regards,</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     Paulos</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     ======================================</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     Dr Paulos B Nyirenda</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     Malawi SDNP PC: <a href="http://www.sdnp.org.mw" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">http://www.sdnp.org.mw</a></span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     <a href="http://NIC.MW" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">NIC.MW</a> & .mw ccTLD <a href="http://www.registrar.mw" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">http://www.registrar.mw</a></span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     Chair: MISPA <a href="http://www.mispa.org.mw" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">http://www.mispa.org.mw</a></span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     Chair: AFRINIC Appeal Committee</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     On 12 Feb 2020 at 21:04, JORDI PALET MARTINEZ via RPD wrote:</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     From:   JORDI PALET MARTINEZ via RPD <<a href="mailto:rpd@afrinic.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">rpd@afrinic.net</a>></span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     To:     <<a href="mailto:pdwg-appeal@afrinic.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">pdwg-appeal@afrinic.net</a>>, rpd List <<a href="mailto:rpd@afrinic.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">rpd@afrinic.net</a>></span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     Subject:        [rpd] appeal about last call decision on</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>                     AFPUB-2019-GEN-006-DRAFT01 "RPKI ROAs for</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>                     Unallocated and Unassigned AFRINIC Address Space"</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     Date sent:      Wed, 12 Feb 2020 21:04:25 +0100</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     Send reply to:  JORDI PALET MARTINEZ <<a href="mailto:jordi.palet@consulintel.es" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">jordi.palet@consulintel.es</a>></span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > Dear Appeal Committee,</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     ></span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > We are appealing against the declaration of no-consensus made by the</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > PDWG co-chairs on 29th of January</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > (<a href="https://lists.afrinic.net/pipermail/rpd/2020/010326.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://lists.afrinic.net/pipermail/rpd/2020/010326.html</a>), after the</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > previous declaration of consensus in the last PPM, indicating "some</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > critical objections", following CPM 3.5.2.</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     ></span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > There was not an explicit indication of what are those "critical</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > objections", and instead, the co-authors, and other community members</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > have addressed all them.</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     ></span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > It is also noticeable that those objections are not "critical" and</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > they were raised already during the PPM and consensus was declared. It</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > is also interesting that people from the community, which are</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > recognized experts, and was opposing to every other policy proposal</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > during the PPM said "this is a good one" (speaking from top of my</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > head, while writing this appeal, so maybe the wording is not precise).</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     ></span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > In fact, those objections could be applied to any policy proposal, as</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > they are related to "human errors, implementation, etc.", which will</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > mean that reverting this consensus decision in this proposal, will</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > make clearly vulnerable the complete PDP because the same arguments</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > can be repeated for any other proposal, and the implementation is out</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > of the scope of a policy proposal, unless the proposal enters in those</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > details or the staff has already provided any warning about concrete</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > issues during the proposal presentation, which was not the case.</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     ></span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > In fact, this proposal, using the same text, has reached consensus in</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > APNIC, ratified by the board, and it is being implemented, so if the</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > APNIC staff has not provided non-resolvable implementations issues, it</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > is difficult to believe that they may happen in AFRINIC (or any other</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > RIR).</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     ></span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > Furthermore, we believe that the explanations provided during the last</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > call to every objection were successfully refuted, not just by</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > co-authors, but also by other member of the community, as already</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > mention before, and none of them suggested that any change in the</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > proposal is required. As a consequence, our understanding is that</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > those objections are not sustained and understanding the meaning of</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > rough consensus and last call, as per RFC7282, which all the RIR PDPs</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > are based upon.</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     ></span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > There is also a generic and non-justified objection, repeated several</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > times, regarding the miss-usage of the RPKI by governments, which is</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > not the case, and it is not something that could be done by means of</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > this proposal, but instead, enacting government control over the RIRs.</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > It seems to indicate that the authors of those objections don't have a</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > complete or precise view or knowledge about the RIRs and even less</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > about RPKI and the related RFCs.</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     ></span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > The authors requested the objectors to justify that, and answers were</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > not provided, just repetitions of the same objection. It is clear that</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > neither for the consensus declaration in the mailing list or PPM and</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > even less in the last call, a non-clearly-justified objection can be</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > taken in consideration to reverse the consensus decision.</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     ></span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > That original co-chairs email was not providing a rational for that</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > decision, and instead it suggested that more discussion was needed,</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > but it was no clear, if they were extending the last call (CPM 3.4.3),</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > and after insisting today, they send a reconfirmation</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > (<a href="https://lists.afrinic.net/pipermail/rpd/2020/010391.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://lists.afrinic.net/pipermail/rpd/2020/010391.html</a>) or that</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > decision.</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     ></span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > It should be noted that we have asked the chairs in several occasions</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > to reconsider their decision, following CPM 3.5.1</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > (<a href="https://lists.afrinic.net/pipermail/rpd/2020/010327.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://lists.afrinic.net/pipermail/rpd/2020/010327.html</a>,</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > <a href="https://lists.afrinic.net/pipermail/rpd/2020/010350.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://lists.afrinic.net/pipermail/rpd/2020/010350.html</a>,</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > <a href="https://lists.afrinic.net/pipermail/rpd/2020/010377.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://lists.afrinic.net/pipermail/rpd/2020/010377.html</a>,</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > <a href="https://lists.afrinic.net/pipermail/rpd/2020/010380.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://lists.afrinic.net/pipermail/rpd/2020/010380.html</a>,</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > <a href="https://lists.afrinic.net/pipermail/rpd/2020/010383.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://lists.afrinic.net/pipermail/rpd/2020/010383.html</a>), and no</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > further explanation of the "critical objections" and a clear rational</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > for defining the critical objections and if the responses from authors</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > and community addressed them, as we believe clearly is the case, has</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > been provided.</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     ></span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > We have replied again to the co-chairs response</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > (<a href="https://lists.afrinic.net/pipermail/rpd/2020/010392.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://lists.afrinic.net/pipermail/rpd/2020/010392.html</a>), which</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > hopefully can also help the Appeal Committee to declare that the last</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > call has succeeded and consequently the consensus decision needs to be</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > sustained and the proposal needs to be sent to the board for</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > ratification, following the PDP.</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     ></span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > The authors are also convinced, according to the discussion in the</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > list, that other community members are supporting this appeal, even if</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > this is not needed according to CPM 3.5.1.</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     ></span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > We remain at your dispossal for further clarifications which may help</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > to resolve this appeal as soon as possible.</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     ></span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > Thanks in avance for your work!</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     ></span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > Regards,</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > Jordi</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > @jordipalet</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     ></span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     ></span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > **********************************************</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > IPv4 is over</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > Are you ready for the new Internet ?</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > <a href="http://www.theipv6company.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">http://www.theipv6company.com</a></span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > The IPv6 Company</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     ></span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > This electronic message contains information which may be privileged</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > or confidential. The information is intended to be for the exclusive</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > use of the individual(s) named above and further non-explicilty</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > authorized disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents of</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > this information, even if partially, including attached files, is</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > strictly prohibited and will be considered a criminal offense. If you</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > are not the intended recipient be aware that any disclosure, copying,</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > distribution or use of the contents of this information, even if</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > partially, including attached files, is strictly prohibited, will be</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > considered a criminal offense, so you must reply to the original</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > sender to inform about this communication and delete it.</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     ></span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     ></span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     ></span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     ></span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > _______________________________________________</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > RPD mailing list</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > <a href="mailto:RPD@afrinic.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">RPD@afrinic.net</a></span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > <a href="https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/rpd" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/rpd</a></span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     ></span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > --</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > This message has been scanned for viruses and</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     > believed to be clean.</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     ----------------------------------------------------------</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     Malawi SDNP Webmail: <a href="http://www.sdnp.org.mw" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">http://www.sdnp.org.mw</a></span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     Access your Malawi SDNP e-mail from anywhere in the world.</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     ----------------------------------------------------------</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     _______________________________________________</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     RPD mailing list</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     <a href="mailto:RPD@afrinic.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">RPD@afrinic.net</a></span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">>     <a href="https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/rpd" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/rpd</a></span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">> </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">> --</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">> This message has been scanned for viruses and</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">> dangerous content by MailScanner, and is</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" color="#7f0000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">> believed to be clean.</span></font></div>
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        <td style="width:55px;padding-top:13px"><a href="http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://ipmcdn.avast.com/images/icons/icon-envelope-tick-green-avg-v1.png" alt="" style="width:46px;height:29px" width="46" height="29"></a></td>
                <td style="width:470px;padding-top:12px;color:rgb(65,66,78);font-size:13px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:18px">Virus-free. <a href="http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient" style="color:rgb(68,83,234)" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">www.avg.com</a>
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<br>This message has been scanned for viruses and
<br>dangerous content by
<a href="http://www.mailscanner.info/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"><b>MailScanner</b></a>, and is
<br>believed to be clean.
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