[kictanet] Africa - delegated!
Mark Elkins
mje at posix.co.za
Thu Feb 16 16:03:51 EAT 2017
The public announcement regarding General Availability is here:
http://www.itweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=159468&A=DIG&S=Digital%20Life&O=E&E=3-319038
My understanding of the community reserved names taken a few years back
is, they are reserved for the entities for one or maybe two years - then
would be released to the public pool - that is - the reservation is not
intended to be indefinite.
On 16/02/2017 11:23, Liz Orembo via kictanet wrote:
>
> What happens to the domain names that the community reserved some
> years back? If not taken up, are they going to be released to the
> public?
>
> #AskingForAFriend
>
> On Thu, Feb 16, 2017 at 8:45 AM, Barrack Otieno via kictanet
> <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke <mailto:kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>>
> wrote:
>
> Great milestone,
>
> The domain name industry in Africa keeps expanding there is something
> for everyone.
>
> Best Regards
>
> On 2/15/17, Mwendwa Kivuva via kictanet
> <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke
> <mailto:kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>> wrote:
> > One of the first domains are up and running http://www.nic.africa
> >
> >
> > EXR-PM1:~ mwendwa$ dig nic.africa
> >
> >
> > ; <<>> DiG 9.8.3-P1 <<>> nic.africa
> >
> > ;; global options: +cmd
> >
> > ;; Got answer:
> >
> > ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 56316
> >
> > ;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0
> >
> >
> > ;; QUESTION SECTION:
> >
> > ;nic.africa. IN A
> >
> >
> > ;; ANSWER SECTION:
> >
> > nic.africa. 600 IN A 206.223.136.234
> >
> >
> > ;; Query time: 487 msec
> >
> > ;; SERVER: 127.0.0.54#53(127.0.0.54)
> >
> > ;; WHEN: Wed Feb 15 23:24:15 2017
> >
> > ;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 44
> >
> > ______________________
> > Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya
> > twitter.com/lordmwesh <http://twitter.com/lordmwesh>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On 15 February 2017 at 22:34, Collins Areba
> <arebacollins at gmail.com <mailto:arebacollins at gmail.com>> wrote:
> >> Waiting for my choice domain . 15 years in the making , fingers
> crossed.
> >>
> >> On 15 Feb 2017 20:33, "Mwendwa Kivuva via kictanet"
> >> <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke
> <mailto:kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Mark, you overlooked in the copypaste. Thanks for the
> resource. Here
> >>> is the correct IANA link
> >>> http://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/africa.html
> <http://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/africa.html>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> ______________________
> >>> Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya
> >>> twitter.com/lordmwesh <http://twitter.com/lordmwesh>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On 15 February 2017 at 20:19, Mark Elkins via kictanet
> >>> <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke
> <mailto:kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>> wrote:
> >>> > IANA has been updated:
> http://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/africaI
> <http://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/africaI>
> >>> >
> >>> > I can only assume the launch of dotAfrica will be similar to
> the ZA
> >>> > City
> >>> > Launch, Sunrise/Landrush then GA.
> >>> >
> >>> > Disclaimer - Please take everything I write as speculation.
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> > On 15/02/2017 18:29, Grace B via kictanet wrote:
> >>> >
> >>> > That took a long while coming......What are the next steps?
> >>> >
> >>> > 2017-02-15 19:18 GMT+03:00 Ali Hussein via kictanet
> >>> > <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke
> <mailto:kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>>:
> >>> >>
> >>> >> Great stuff...
> >>> >>
> >>> >> Are we going directly to registrations or do we have early bird
> >>> >> conversations?
> >>> >>
> >>> >> Ali Hussein
> >>> >> Principal
> >>> >> Hussein & Associates
> >>> >> +254 0713 601113
> >>> >>
> >>> >> Twitter: @AliHKassim
> >>> >>
> >>> >> Skype: abu-jomo
> >>> >>
> >>> >> LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim
> <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim>
> >>> >>
> >>> >>
> >>> >> "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is
> not an act
> >>> >> but
> >>> >> a
> >>> >> habit." ~ Aristotle
> >>> >>
> >>> >>
> >>> >> Sent from my iPad
> >>> >>
> >>> >> On 15 Feb 2017, at 6:48 PM, Mark Elkins via kictanet
> >>> >> <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke
> <mailto:kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>> wrote:
> >>> >>
> >>> >> FYI - africa - safe and secure (validating from the root
> and DNSSEC
> >>> >> Signed).
> >>> >>
> >>> >> # dig @::1 +dnssec +multiline africa soa
> >>> >>
> >>> >> ; <<>> DiG 9.11.0-P2 <<>> @::1 +dnssec +multiline africa soa
> >>> >> ; (1 server found)
> >>> >> ;; global options: +cmd
> >>> >> ;; Got answer:
> >>> >> ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 52213
> >>> >> ;; flags: qr rd ra ad; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 2, AUTHORITY: 4,
> ADDITIONAL:
> >>> >> 4
> >>> >>
> >>> >> ;; OPT PSEUDOSECTION:
> >>> >> ; EDNS: version: 0, flags: do; udp: 4096
> >>> >> ; COOKIE: 6dcba3ed600a97bd6f7a1e7858a475f8bd4dc44a8b6fb28e
> (good)
> >>> >> ;; QUESTION SECTION:
> >>> >> ;africa. IN SOA
> >>> >>
> >>> >> ;; ANSWER SECTION:
> >>> >> africa. 3555 IN SOA zone-ds.registry.net.za
> <http://zone-ds.registry.net.za>.
> >>> >> support.registry.net.za <http://support.registry.net.za>. (
> >>> >> 2017021505 ; serial
> >>> >> 21600 ; refresh (6 hours)
> >>> >> 7200 ; retry (2 hours)
> >>> >> 1814400 ; expire (3 weeks)
> >>> >> 3600 ; minimum (1 hour)
> >>> >> )
> >>> >> africa. 3555 IN RRSIG SOA 8 1 3600 (
> >>> >> 20170301062014 20170214220103 21019 africa.
> >>> >> RoQQCCDdh6QTEPkjHjfUZjRUlUgPiRdw0zjjteu/0Rgv
> >>> >> 7PGHWfhM7CNLjtOHvtyLMdfS9NXyN6WJ1iqrXnC8A/rC
> >>> >> sQeNbCnvK1EjjYwOZ+up4Erom7ChxioYP24zSXxpL1Tb
> >>> >> jAyrX1ef7O9tX4VQlhJRmF//Z3iK43Oe7skAiUc= )
> >>> >>
> >>> >> ;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
> >>> >> africa. 86391 IN NS ns1.coza.net.za
> <http://ns1.coza.net.za>.
> >>> >> africa. 86391 IN NS ns.coza.net.za
> <http://ns.coza.net.za>.
> >>> >> africa. 86391 IN NS coza1.dnsnode.net
> <http://coza1.dnsnode.net>.
> >>> >> africa. 86391 IN RRSIG NS 8 1 86400 (
> >>> >> 20170219184438 20170205084603 21019 africa.
> >>> >> O+KYJxnFhZoa2iOmnK1BhpxTuse4GoJeKbV0tPbZ4jrA
> >>> >> suzgzFqNTzyYxgTraZlXoyRDeUNATeQfsPiVP5A53lz7
> >>> >> JJxDxn5126EYDIrRM38OM6SZrf3ZKHawvDFjYKT2O5Ab
> >>> >> sBEy00zp3dzQ7N5lq591ExrYvf9kwPMImHt1MnQ= )
> >>> >>
> >>> >> ;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
> >>> >> ns.coza.net.za <http://ns.coza.net.za>. 172754 IN A
> 206.223.136.200
> >>> >> ns1.coza.net.za <http://ns1.coza.net.za>. 172754 IN A
> 66.135.62.20
> >>> >> coza1.dnsnode.net <http://coza1.dnsnode.net>. 172754 IN
> A 194.146.106.74
> >>> >>
> >>> >>
> >>> >>
> >>> >> --
> >>> >> Mark James ELKINS - Posix Systems - (South) Africa
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> >>> development.
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> >
> > The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder
> platform for
> > people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and
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> the ICT
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> > development.
> >
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> >
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> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder
> platform for people and institutions interested and involved in
> ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst
> for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT
> enabled growth and development.
>
> KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable
> behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's
> times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or
> personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your
> wares or qualifications.
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> Best regards.
> Liz.
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