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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2>That quite an e-mail, the details and
explanations are educative.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2>Did you send the same to the Standard
Newspapers? If you did I trust the Editor will find it necessary to apologise to
readers and Kenyans.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2>MG</FONT></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=judyokite@gmail.com href="mailto:judyokite@gmail.com">Judy Okite</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=media@midafricanet.co.ke
href="mailto:media@midafricanet.co.ke">media@midafricanet.co.ke</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, February 24, 2007 2:50
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [kictanet] Elections take
center-stage on the internet</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><BR>I actually came across a very interesting link....in
regards,with this matter....<BR><BR><A
href="http://www.mambogani.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=6273">http://www.mambogani.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=6273</A><BR><BR>They
key part,being:<BR><BR><BR>Folks,<BR><BR>A few days ago, some sick nuthead,
whom we suspect is a NARC-K sympathiser, or perhaps the latest government
project, using <A href="mailto:mwaikibaki@yahoo">mwaikibaki@yahoo</A>. com
address, discreetly sent e-mails to individuals who are known to support
ODM-K, especially in Washington DC. The e-mails simply notified them of the
following websites: Kalonzofoundation. org. and <A
href="http://odm-kenya.org">odm-kenya.org</A>. Clicking on the
Kalonzofoundation. org URL re-directs one to the <A
href="http://Raila2007.com">Raila2007.com</A> website, with the top browser
bar showing a message that reads: "Kalonzo backs Raila". Clicking on the <A
href="http://odm-kenya.org">odm-kenya.org</A> URL re-directs one to a Kenya
government website. But a quick check reveals that neither kalonzofoundation.
org belongs to Hon. Kalonzo Musyoka Foundation, nor does <A
href="http://odm-kenya.org">odm-kenya.org</A> belong to ODM-K. Needless to
say, the fraudsters are attempting to hoodwink Kenyans into believing a lie.
This is only a sick prank, as none of the genuine websites have been hacked.
<BR><BR>The fact is, the correct website for Hon. Kalonzo Musyoka is:
www.kalonzomusyokaf oundation. org, while ODM-K's website, which is not fully
developed is: <A href="http://www.odmk.org">www.odmk.org</A>. None of these
websites were hacked. The Standard's headline, unfortunately, is misleading.
The pranksters simply registered variations of the names of the said
organizations and re-directed any queries to <A
href="http://Raila2007.com">Raila2007.com</A>, and to the government website
respectively. This is not the same as hacking. Anyone with a website can
re-direct their URLs to another website. It doesn't take half-a-brain to do
this. <BR>The pranksters simply juggled the names and registered them. The
jargon for this kind of registration is "cyber-squatting" . People register
names with the hopes of cutting a cash deal with the real owners. In most
cases, all the squatter needs to cough up is only $10.00 to register a domain
name. It's as cheap as $2.00 with other companies. These particular
dunderhead(s) registered these names with the following internet domain
registrar:<BR><BR>DomainsByProxy. com<BR>15111 N. Hayden Rd., Ste 160, PMB
353<BR>Scottsdale, Arizona 85260<BR>United
States<BR>Phone:+1.4806242599<BR><BR>Registration details:<BR>Admin
Email:KALONZOFOUNDA TION.ORG@ domainsbyproxy. com<BR>Tech
ID:GODA-116462376<BR>Tech Email:KALONZOFOUNDA TION.ORG@ domainsbyproxy.
com<BR>Name Server:NS3.SECURESE <A href="http://RVER.NET">RVER.NET</A><BR>Name
Server:NS4.SECURESE <A href="http://RVER.NET">RVER.NET</A><BR>Admin
Email:ODM-KENYA. ORG@domainsbypro <A href="http://xy.com">xy.com</A><BR>Tech
ID:GODA-122841719<BR>Tech Name:Registration Private<BR>Tech Organization:
Domains by Proxy, Inc.<BR>DomainsByProxy. com<BR>15111 N. Hayden Rd., Ste 160,
PMB 353<BR>City:Scottsdale<BR>State/Province: Arizona<BR>Tech Postal
Code:85260<BR>Country:US<BR>Phone:+1.4806242599<BR>FAX:+1.4806242599<BR>Email:ODM-KENYA.
ORG@domainsbypro <A href="http://xy.com">xy.com</A><BR>Name Server:PARK9.
SECURESERVER. NET<BR>Name Server:PARK10. SECURESERVER. NET<BR>All the
compainant needs to do is contact the company and file a complaint. The
culprit will be smoked out and taken to court. The FBI has been on the trail
of such obscure websites, some of which are used by terrorist organizations to
convey coded messages. It will only be a matter of time before these ones are
smoked out.<BR><BR>The purpose of this infantile prank was of course meant to
have the Kalonzo and Raila camps go after each other's throats. What's
surprising is the shallow and very un-sophisticated manner in which it was
played. It would have been laughable had it not for the fact that many
gullible Kenyans will be hoodwinked into believing that this was actually the
work of one ODM camp against another. It would do us all good if the Standard
corrects this flawed perception that they have created. I think the newspaper
should have first done a thorough investigation before splashing such a
misleading headline.<BR>Whatever the case, the pumbavus will never succeed,
and the sooner they realize this the better. Fortunately, those who received
the e-mails saw through the sick jokes and decided to ignore them.<BR>We hope
other Kenyans will equally treat them with the contempt they
deserve.<BR><BR>Very Best regards<BR><BR>J Sang.<BR>Washington
DC<BR>============ =<BR><BR><BR>Kind Regards,<BR><BR>
<DIV><SPAN class=gmail_quote>On 2/22/07, <B class=gmail_sendername>Bill
Kagai</B> <<A href="mailto:billkagai@gmail.com">billkagai@gmail.com</A>>
wrote:</SPAN>
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style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(204,204,204) 1px solid">Hiya,<BR><BR>I
have received a fone call from an ODM supporter wishing to find out why
their website <A onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="http://www.odm-kenya.org" target=_blank>www.odm-kenya.org </A>is
pointing to a government website. This poses a serious challenge to us in
the 'internet business' with regard to whether we have secure systems in
place. <BR><BR>However, upon digging a bit deeper, I have realised that
possibly, this is a simple blackmail prank since the WHOIS records have not
been altered and only the MX record has been changed to point the website to
an innocent Govt server. Tracert'ing the address also shows that it is the
admin and registrant of the website who have access to the odm website
registry. I am sure many ODM supporters might be pointing a finger at Govt
just because someone managed to ping the communications website and put the
server address on the opposition website to create a furore and possibly
make money Pablo Escobar Way. [Plata o plomo] Spanish for [silver or lead]
literally meaning pay up the bribe or face assassination. <BR><BR>How do we
contain these Matheri's of the internet???. Seems the games have just
begun???<BR clear=all><BR>-- <BR>--<BR>With Kind Regards,<BR>Bildad
Kagai<BR>MD - Circuits & Packets Communications Ltd<BR>Content &
Training Partner - JKUAT E-Government Academy<BR>Suite B2, Tetu Apartments,
State House Avenue<BR>P. O. Box 20311 - 00200<BR>Nairobi, Kenya<BR>Tel. 254
20 272 8332<BR>Fax. Rendered Obsolete<BR><BR>URL. <A
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