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@lists.kictanet.or.ke <mailto:kictanet@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@lists.kictanet.or.ke <mailto:kictanet@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@gmail.com <mailto:arebacollins@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@lists.kictanet.or.ke <mailto:kictanet@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@lists.kictanet.or.ke <mailto:kictanet@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@lists.kictanet.or.ke <mailto:kictanet@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@lists.kictanet.or.ke <mailto:kictanet@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 >>> >> mje@posix.co.za <mailto:mje@posix.co.za> Tel: +27.128070590 Cell: +27.826010496 >>> >> For fast, reliable, low cost Internet in ZA: https://ftth.posix.co.za >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >>> >> kictanet mailing list >>> >> kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke <mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> >>> >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet <https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet> >>> >> Twitter: http://twitter.com/kictanet >>> >> Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/ <https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/> >>> >> >>> >> Unsubscribe or change your options at >>> >> >>> >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/info%40alyhussein.com <https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/info%40alyhussein.com> >>> >> >>> >> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder >>> >> platform >>> >> for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and >>> >> regulation. 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