I know that you're an IT guy, lol. What I meant to say is that you could wait for responses from other IT guys as well...Regarding authority, is it limited to one person, or can a number of people be in-charge?

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> Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2010 08:24:26 +0300
> From: raidarmax@gmail.com
> To: wikimediake@lists.wikimedia.org
> Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Proposed Wikipedia for Schools Project.
>
> Abbas,
>
> Am also an IT professional, so add 1. Anyway, that's just the contacts
> associated with the domain name's ownership and authority.
>
> David.
>
> On 10/29/10, Abbas Mahmoud <abbasjnr@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > David,
> >
> > I'm sorry, I didn't see Manuel's questions.
> >
> > Regarding the questions that you had (about nameservers, etc); I would not
> > be in a good position to answer that. This is because I have no clue of what
> > you're talking about (I'm not an IT geek:-)). So perhaps, I'd appreciate it
> > if you'd break the registration process down such that it's easy for the
> > layman to understand. Alternatively, you could wait for Sam and Alexander
> > (or any other person) to read this email and respond to you - methinks that
> > they are the IT guys that we have here.
> >
> > Manuel, thanks to you and Wikimedia CH for taking care of the billing
> > charges.
> >
> >
> > Regards
> > Abbas
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --------------------------------------
> > Feel free to contact me:
> > Abbas Mahmood
> > Tel: +254722215101
> > Facebook: abbasjnr@hotmail.com
> > Skype: Abbasjnr
> > Wikimedia Kenya Member
> >
> > "Imagine a world in which every single person on the planet is given free
> > access to the sum of all human knowledge. That's our commitment."
> >
> > Please donate: http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Donate/Now/en
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >> Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2010 07:31:45 +0300
> >> From: raidarmax@gmail.com
> >> To: wikimediake@lists.wikimedia.org
> >> Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Proposed Wikipedia for Schools Project.
> >>
> >> Abbas,
> >>
> >> I did... Does that mean we revoke the need for the .ke? I was actually
> >> responding to a post that came afterwards. Advise.
> >>
> >> David.
> >>
> >> On 10/29/10, Abbas Mahmoud <abbasjnr@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > David,
> >> >
> >> > Did you, by any chance, get Barry's email upthread regarding the
> >> > Wikimedia
> >> > Foundation securing the domain for us?
> >> >
> >> > --Abbas.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > --------------------------------------
> >> > Feel free to contact me:
> >> > Abbas Mahmood
> >> > Tel: +254722215101
> >> > Facebook: abbasjnr@hotmail.com
> >> > Skype: Abbasjnr
> >> > Wikimedia Kenya Member
> >> >
> >> > "Imagine a world in which every single person on the planet is given
> >> > free
> >> > access to the sum of all human knowledge. That's our commitment."
> >> >
> >> > Please donate: http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Donate/Now/en
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >> Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2010 04:48:11 +0300
> >> >> From: raidarmax@gmail.com
> >> >> To: wikimediake@lists.wikimedia.org
> >> >> Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Proposed Wikipedia for Schools Project.
> >> >>
> >> >> Guys,
> >> >>
> >> >> I can take up the registration for the domain name,
> >> >>
> >> >> Please let's agree on the following:
> >> >>
> >> >> 1. Whois records (admin, registrant and billing contacts)
> >> >> 2. Nameservers
> >> >> 3. Duration of registration
> >> >> 4. Any other issues relating to that.
> >> >>
> >> >> David.
> >> >>
> >> >> On 10/28/10, Manuel Schneider <manuel.schneider@wikimedia.ch> wrote:
> >> >> > Hi David,
> >> >> >
> >> >> > thanks a lot. I have uploaded this never version of the logo.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Am 28.10.2010 14:42, schrieb David Mugo:
> >> >> > > Please see this latest version, I have edited the matt color on the
> >> >> > > png,
> >> >> > > it should look smoother on the current background. Upload this
> >> >> > > instead.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Questions to everybody on this list:
> >> >> >
> >> >> > a) should we switch the wiki to use the Vector as used on the
> >> >> > Wikimedia
> >> >> > projects? I just did a test on another wiki and it is working
> >> >> > great(though the wiki gets slower).
> >> >> >
> >> >> > b) Concerning the domain name wikimedia.or.ke: Who is taking the
> >> >> > responsibility of finding an registrar (see
> >> >> > http://www.kenic.or.ke/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=22&Itemid=48)
> >> >> > to order the domain?
> >> >> > Normally my dayjob includes working as a registrar and the
> >> >> > regulations
> >> >> > to become a registrar are especially easy in Kenya, but there is the
> >> >> > requirement to be located in Kenya, so I can't do that for you.
> >> >> > I am pretty sure that Wikimedia CH would be willing to sponsor the
> >> >> > domain fee (but I haven't asked yet).
> >> >> >
> >> >> > /Manuel
> >> >> > --
> >> >> > Regards
> >> >> > Manuel Schneider
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Wikimedia CH - Verein zur Förderung Freien Wissens
> >> >> > Wikimedia CH - Association for the advancement of free knowledge
> >> >> > www.wikimedia.ch
> >> >> >
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