Won't using non-ASCII characters in domain names destroy the globality of
the Internet?
Lee Hodgson
http://DomainGuideBook.com
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Sergei V. Kolodka" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2000 9:23 PM
Subject: Re: Not ASCII chars in domain name ???
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> It was an russian-language article in ITC on-line magazine.
> Below is quick translation from me. Sorry for result :)
>
> <cite>
> The company Network Solutions has announced that in a near future it
> plans to begin scale testing of technology allowing to use of the
> address of domains, which are made with application of not latin symbols
> (i.e. not included in the coding ASCII), for example, east hieroglyphs,
> Arabian alphabet or specific letters of the European languages. The
> given technology was developed by the Californian firm I-DNS.net
International.
>
> The beginning of testing of new technology is planned to the fourth
> quarter of the current year.
> </cite>
>
> Sergei
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> DJB> That's an interesting story - would you be kind enough to post the
URL so
> DJB> we can all read it.
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> DJB> I would say - based on your announcement that NSI is getting a clue
and
> DJB> wants to avoid potential competition - which see www.i-dns.com
>
> DJB> regards
> DJB> joe baptista
>
> DJB> On Wed, 23 Aug 2000, Sergei V. Kolodka wrote:
>
> >>
> >> Somebody know something adout that ?
> >> Just read about that on local newsline but
> >> want to read full story from "first hands"
> >> There was something about NSI ready to begin
> >> test of system, which allow to use in domain
> >> names non-ASCII characters like chinese, arabic
> >> or european special symbols.
> >> Question is how i can access site with
> >> chinese symbols in name with only english
> >> keyboard and english software ? :)
> >> And is OpenSRS involved in that ?
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >> Sergei
> >>
> >>
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