Maybe send a CD? 😊

From: Andrew Alston via zanog-discuss <zanog-discuss@lists.nog.net.za>
Sent: Thursday, 19 June 2025 18:39
To: Shawn Jooste <shawn@rockingconnect.co.za>
Cc: zanog-discuss <zanog-discuss@lists.nog.net.za>; AfriNIC Discuss <members-discuss@afrinic.net>; Andrew Alston <aa@alstonnetworks.net>
Subject: [zanog-discuss] Re: Mail received from the NRS

I would like to know the legality of the use of the AfriNIC logo in this email - I would have thought that may be trademark infringement - or at the very least blatant misrepresentation

Andrew 

On Thu, 19 Jun 2025 at 11:22, Shawn Jooste <shawn@rockingconnect.co.za> wrote:

Got this email, too, and agree. Same. 

On Thu, Jun 19, 2025, at 10:06, Andrew Alston via zanog-discuss wrote:

Just got this email from the NRS (Lu Hengs outfit)

I would like to say that while I am explicitly not endorsing any candidates - I am saying I cannot and will not support any of the below candidates in any way shape or form.

Andrew

---------- Forwarded message ---------

From: Number Resource Society <info@news.nrs.help>

Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2025 at 11:00

Subject: Your Voice, Your Vote – Support the Future of AFRINIC

To: <aa@alstonnetworks.net>

Hi AFRINIC Community,

We’re at a pivotal moment—and your vote can reclaim AFRINIC for its members

Our Election Pledge

01

Legal IP Ownership

Your IPs secured with title deeds, permanently yours.

02

No Membership Fees

Fair and free access to internet resources.

03

Financial Stability & Transparency

A self-sustaining, corruption-free AFRINIC.

NRS-ENDORSED CANDIDATES

These leaders share this vision—champions of fairness, accountability, and digital rights. This is more than an election—it’s a charter for change.

SEAT ONE

North AFRICA

Hamza Bourougaa

SEAT TWO

West AFRICA

Terry Edet Okon

SEAT THREE

Indian Ocean

Dewandranath Kissoondoyal

SEAT FOUR

Central AFRICA

Cedric Andre Yana

SEAT FIVE

Southern AFRICA

Paul Wollner

SEAT SIX

Eastern AFRICA

Ephraim Hensley Okalebo

SEAT SEVEN

Region-Independent

Michiel Jacobus Bester

SEAT EIGHT

Region-Independent

Petrus Phillipus Willemse

Your Vote Counts.

It’s your voice for legal IP ownership, accessible membership, and good governance.

Stand with us for a brighter AFRINIC future.

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