<div dir="ltr">Eric,<div><br></div><div>Is this explainable by the fact that <a href="http://whois.kenic.or.ke">whois.kenic.or.ke</a> is now taken down so that we cannot query the status of domains?</div><div><br></div><div>Taking this down is one thing that KENIC has done to shoot itself in the foot I can tell you.</div><div><br></div><div>Kenic needs to style up because honestly speaking, there is really nothing special with having a .KE domain. It's just out of fake patriotism that we register .KE names. At the end of the day KENIC is a business that must remember that clients come first.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 7 December 2015 at 17:06, Eric Ndungu via kictanet <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="word-wrap:break-word">Dear Listers,<div><br></div><div>Kindly note that KeNIC has not deleted the domain.</div><div><br></div><div>The domain is active and delegated.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>With Regards,</div><div><br><div>
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1. Under which law or policy was this done? Provide the court order <br>
2. If it wasn't under those then who's authority? Names and positions<br>
3. What methods exist to challenge such take downs? <br>
4. How is this even legal? </p><p dir="ltr">Documentation showing such would be appreciated. </p><p dir="ltr">Finally that the owner of the website needs to go to your offices to pick up a let is a shame because email. Or is that a tactic to further intimidated the website owner? </p><p dir="ltr">We should all be especially wary... <br>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On 7 Dec 2015 16:17, "James Wamathai via kictanet" <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>Hello Listers,<br><br></div>Isn't this censorship? <a href="http://www.monitor.co.ke/2015/12/07/kenic-shuts-down-a-kenyan-domain/" target="_blank">http://www.monitor.co.ke/2015/12/07/kenic-shuts-down-a-kenyan-domain/</a><br></div>
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