Re : .africa gTLD

["Tierno S. Bah" <tsbah@afriq.net>]

Michael Dillon wrote:

> 
> The worst thing about colonialism is that the pompous and overbearing
> colonial overlords are now being imitated by their former servants.
> 

What do you know? Such human (?) creatures acted EXACTLY as you are
doing today. Arrogant: they did not refrain from talking stuff they knew
nothing about. Instead, they set out to spill their ignorance around,
and, like you recommeded, proceeded to dump their obsolete ware
(remember? 2400 modems, 8086 Intel dinosaurs) on their defiant
'servants'.

> On the Internet, you don't get much accomplished through rhetoric and
> veiled threats. 

NONSENSE!!!

> Just ask the question straight. For instance, send this
> question to IANA:
> 
>        If Internet users in Rwanda, Burundi, Zaire or the Congo
>        were to form administration committees to operate the
>        national TLD in each country, would IANA move the delegation
>        for the TLD to such a committee?
> 
>        If so, what criteria would IANA use to determine whether
>        it would, indeed, give the TLD to the management of
>        such a committee.
> 

cTLD is the responsibility of Government. Name one country where it has
been taken over by citizens groups.

> You can reach IANA via iana@isi.edu but be prepared for it to take a week
> or so to get an answer because there is a major Asia-Pacific region
> conference happening this week. http://www.apricot.net


Why bother?


- Tierno S. Bah
AfriQ*Access, Inc.