<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Olivier<div><br></div><div>ISOC's statement is one of the best I've seen. But your point on the economic and societal impact with partners around the world is spot on. The disconnection policy is throwing out the baby with the bath water. </div><div><br></div><div>The only link that appeared to be up as of last night was via Noor into the stock exchange (one of four links they have), but running slower than dial up. If this was by design it suggests that their authorities have a very poor understanding of the depth of the interconnectivity that maintains their economy and society not only internally but with their friends, allies and trade partners globally. </div><div><br></div><div>best regards</div><div><br></div><div>Christian </div><div><br><div><div>On 28 Jan 2011, at 23:10, Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite">
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Thank you for the speed at which you managed to draft this
statement.<br>
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As someone who is running an ISOC community-sponsored project, the
IPv6 Matrix project, in which one of the goals is to develop
hands-on practice for research students at Nile University, Cairo,
to program and use IPv6 networking, I can only add my deep
disappointment. I am baffled as to how we'll continue development
work now.<br>
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The cutting of connections to the outside world has been done in
such a crude way (deleting of routing from routing tables) that even
Egypt's root nameserver for .EG is off-line and only its US-based
back-up is running. As for all names in .EG - since the nameservers
are not reacheable, they all time out.<br>
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[ocl@waikiki ~]$ dig <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.nileuniversity.edu.eg/">www.nileuniversity.edu.eg</a> any<br>
; <<>> DiG 9.3.6-P1-RedHat-9.3.6-4.P1.el5_4.2
<<>> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.nileuniversity.edu.eg/">www.nileuniversity.edu.eg</a> any<br>
;; global options: printcmd<br>
;; connection timed out; no servers could be reached<br>
[ocl@waikiki ~]$<br>
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With many Egyptian companies carrying out business over the net,
including many businesses doing back-office work as well as software
development, I'd hate to imagine what this is going to mean to the
Egyptian economy. In my opinion, this is akin to nuking the economy
in order to remain in power by all means possible. How unwise.<br>
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Warmest regards,<br>
<br>
Olivier<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.ipv6matrix.org/">www.ipv6matrix.org</a> Project manager<br>
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On 28/01/2011 20:38, Anya Chambers wrote :
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<div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">Dear all</font></div>
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<div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">Please find
below a statement from the Internet Society in response to
the recent events in Egypt:</font></div><p><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">"We are
following the current events in Egypt with concern as it
appears that all incoming and outgoing Internet traffic
has been disrupted. The Internet Society believes that the
Internet is a global medium that fundamentally supports
opportunity, empowerment, knowledge, growth, and freedom
and that these values should never be taken away from
individuals.</font></p><p><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">The Internet
Society considers this recent action by the Egyptian
government to block Internet traffic to be an
inappropriate response to a political crisis. It is a very
serious decision for a government to block all Internet
access in its country, and a serious intrusion into its
citizens’ basic rights to communicate. If the blockage
continues, it will have a very detrimental impact on
Egypt's economy and society. Ultimately, the Egyptian
people and nation are the ones that will suffer, while the
rest of the world will be worse off with the loss of
Egyptian voices on the net.</font></p><p><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">However we are
most concerned about the safety and security of the
Egyptian people. Alongside the rest of the world, we
share the hope for a positive and lasting solution to the
problems that have risen to the surface there.</font></p><p><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">In the longer
term, we are sure that the world will learn a lesson from
this very unfortunate example, and come to understand that
cutting off a nation's access to the Internet only serves
to fuel dissent and does not address the underlying causes
of dissatisfaction."</font></p>
<div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">It is also
available on our wesbite here; <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://isoc.org/wp/newsletter/?p=3091">http://isoc.org/wp/newsletter/?p=3091</a></font></div>
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<div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">Regards</font></div>
<div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><br>
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<div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">Anya</font></div>
<font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><br>
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<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; font-size: medium; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; font-size: medium; ">
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<div style="word-wrap: break-word;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">Anya
Chambers<br>
</font><b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">Internet Society</font></b></div>
<div style="word-wrap: break-word;"><b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><br>
</font></b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">mobile:
+1 224 321 0378</font></div>
<div style="word-wrap: break-word;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">web: </font><a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.internetsociety.org/"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">www.InternetSociety.org</font></a></div>
<div style="word-wrap: break-word;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">twitter: </font><a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://twitter.com/internetsociety"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">InternetSociety</font></a></div>
<div style="word-wrap: break-word;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><br>
</font><b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">What will the Internet
look like in 10 years? </font></b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><br>
Watch the trailer; </font><a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OInTXcZ4HZM%0A"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OInTXcZ4HZM</font></a><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><br>
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For more information: </font><a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.internetsociety.org/scenarios"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">www.internetsociety.org/scenarios</font></a><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><br>
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