All, It seems that many of us were correct in recognizing that the approval of some African ccTLD's, by the ICANN Bod was likely, if not certainly, premature, if not a departure in good judgment. Too late however, the damage is now done. Next thing to do is to determine how ICANN, the responsible party largely, can facilitate providing for African countries so that users around the globe are not unwittingly damaged unnecessarily. Such work would go a long way in reducing Phishing scams, and other security related miscreant behaviors, which seem to be ever increasing out of Africa. See: http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/082508-cybersecurity-lacking-in-africa... Africa will not realize the benefits of IT without improvements in cybersecurity, the secretary general of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) said today. Regards, Spokesman for INEGroup LLA. - (Over 281k members/stakeholders strong!) "Obedience of the law is the greatest freedom" - Abraham Lincoln "Credit should go with the performance of duty and not with what is very often the accident of glory" - Theodore Roosevelt "If the probability be called P; the injury, L; and the burden, B; liability depends upon whether B is less than L multiplied by P: i.e., whether B is less than PL." United States v. Carroll Towing (159 F.2d 169 [2d Cir. 1947] =============================================================== Updated 1/26/04 CSO/DIR. Internet Network Eng. SR. Eng. Network data security IDNS. div. of Information Network Eng. INEG. INC. ABA member in good standing member ID 01257402 E-Mail jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com My Phone: 214-244-4827