On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 5:46 AM, Dorothy Okello <[email protected]> wrote: > [Apologies for cross-posting]
H Dorothy, Thanks for posting this. I am not on i-network anymore, but feel free to forward as appropriate. Here is my 200 Shillingi: First of all, the docis factually inaccurate on a few minor points. Here is the .ug delegation record: http://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/ug.html Delegation Record for .UG (Country-code top-level domain designated for Uganda) Sponsoring Organisation Uganda Online Ltd. Plot 32 Lumumba Avenue P.O. Box 12510 Kampala Uganda Administrative Contact Charles Musisi Uganda Online Ltd. Plot 32 Lumumba Avenue P.O. Box 12510 Kampala Uganda Email: [email protected] Voice: +256 41 340451/266194 or +256 75 707096 Fax: +256 41 340456 Technical Contact Sematimba Noah East African Help Desk Plot 80/85 Kampala Road Park Royal Arcade Kampala Uganda Email: [email protected] Voice: + 256 041 271489 Fax: +1 256 041 340456 Name Servers Host Name IP Address(es) web.eahd.or.ug. 216.104.202.101 demon.mtn.co.ug. 212.88.97.20 ns-ext.vix.com. 204.152.184.64 ns-ug.ripe.net. 193.0.12.231 2001:610:240:0:53:cc:12:231 ns1.auth.iana.org. 192.0.34.126 Subdomain Information URL for registration services: http://www.registry.co.ug WHOIS Server: whois.co.ug Record last updated 2009-05-28. Registration date 1995-03-08. I've posted this link before, but folk have seemingly not noticed. In addition, Randy Bush, as an Internet Pioneer offered many ccTLD operators free secondary nameservice AFAIK. I don't think he was ever ccTLD manager of .ug (but I may be mistaken). I would also dispute Section 2 of the doc, specifically that more "equitable management of the domain would aid rural ICT development or "facilitate articulation of the views of Uganda". Grasping at straws IMHO. I don't understand why there is a perceived "need" to separate policy, operational and regulatory roles in .ug management. I also don't understand why the proposal specifically states this "need", then completely ignores it in creating a single body that does all three. I would be happy to have a private, non-profit entity operating the ccTLD, just not one completely dominated by government entities. My opinion is that governments have far too much influence in Internet related policy making as it is. We shouldn't invite them to control any more than they do (regulatory and tax environments, censorship, privacy laws, etc, etc). In Kenya, the KeNIC is a near perfect model of ccTLD management. It's only flawed in that the government has too large a role (if i want to operate a 2nd level domain for example [mctim.ke], I need a license from the CCK). This seems to be a rather ham-fisted power play by the UCC, the bottom line is that Noah as Tech Contact, and Charles as Admin Contact have to agree to the re delegation. If i were running the .ug registry, i would reject this proposal out of hand. It doesn't protect CFI/UOL/EAHD interests, and I don't see that it serves the greater interests of the UG Internet Community. I see it as serving ug gov't interests. If the UG gov't/UCC/MoICT really wanted to grow the Internet in UG, they would focus on access (gov't fiber anyone) issues and not on .ug. Naming conventions have nothing to do with cost or diffusion of Internet Access. I say all this with the greatest respect for the folk who have been pushing for changes to the .ug regime. I just think we have much more important issues to focus on, and I am one of those who feel that ccTLD admin is not a sovereign right of a nation state. I hope to see you all at the EAIGF. -- Cheers, McTim "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A route indicates how we get there." Jon Postel _______________________________________________ LUG mailing list [email protected] http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ All Archives can be found at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. ---------------------------------------
