On Wed, 8 Nov 2000, Chuck Hatcher wrote:
> I don't get it. As I understand it, the prefix is likely to change, but
> even if it doesn't, these registered domain names will never work as
> multilingual names, right? I can see how they will effectively prevent the
> "real" multilingual version from being registered, but they are not
> registered as multilingual. So will they ever resolve properly? And if
> they do resolve, will they show up correctly in the whois record?
Will they work - no idea. But if they use the correct encoding and BQ--
remains the prefix - then yes - they will work. Obviously someone is
betting they will in fact work. The chap who came up with RACE is
proposing another method - have not yet read it - callled LACE.
regards
joe
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "!Dr. Joe Baptista" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2000 12:50 PM
> Subject: FYI - stats on Multiligual domain names
>
>
>
> Some time ago people here expressed concerns that there were many
> preregistrations of domains starting with the BQ-- string. Yes - people
> have been registering domains. According to draft-ietf-idn-race-02.txt
> there were no domains starting with the string "BQ--" registered on or
> about August 2000. I obtained a complete list of these domains from the
> whois and can verify that indeed the "BQ--" string has recently
> experienced some popularity.
>
> To date there are 3,072 domain names which use RACE (Row-based ASCII
> Compatible Encoding) for Internationalized Domain Names. The leading
> registrar is INNERWISE with 1,796 registered domains.
>
> 14 DOMAINPEOPLE, INC.
> 161 DOTSTER, INC.
> 1 HANGANG SYSTEMS, INC. D/B/A DOREGI.COM
> 2 IHOLDINGS.COM, INC. D/B/A DOTREGISTRAR.COM
> 1,796 INNERWISE, INC. D/B/A ITSYOURDOMAIN.COM
> 158 MELBOURNE IT, LTD. D/B/A INTERNET NAMES WORLDWIDE
> 124 NETWORK SOLUTIONS, INC.
> 466 REGISTER.COM, INC.
> 18 SPEEDNAMES, INC.
> 331 TUCOWS.COM, INC.
> =====
> 3,072 TOTAL
>
> regards
> joe
>
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