Re: An update on the AfriNIC situation

[Owen DeLong via NANOG <nanog () nanog org>]

> On Aug 30, 2021, at 22:06 , Mark Tinka <mark@tinka.africa> wrote:
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> On 8/31/21 01:29, Owen DeLong via NANOG wrote:
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> > Um, Mike, no… That’s neither a fair nor accurate characterization of the current
> > situation.
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> > AFRINIC has been given access to the equivalent of two months of operating costs
> > from their bank accounts in a recent court ruling, so they are nowhere close to shut
> > down. All of the chicken littles running around claiming otherwise notwithstanding,
> > no, AFRINIC was never actually shut down.
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> Wow. Problem solved.
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> Mark.

I guess that depends on whether or not AFRINIC is willing to engage in a reasonable
settlement effort within the next 2 months or not.

I guess we’ll see what they do.

Owen