I've looked it over. From what i can see - as long as you encode
correctly it will work. So either these are authorized tests - or people
are bypassing the registry. There is no need for them to go through any
specific registry. As long as the names are properly encoded.
regards
joe
On Wed, 8 Nov 2000, !Dr. Joe Baptista wrote:
>
> Hmm .. I'll reread the documentation again - but from what I remember of
> it - if you follow the encoding method and register the name - it will
> work. I've been trying to figure out if these people have jumped the gun.
>
> Now - if the names are in the com zone file - I would assume and string
> that follows the encoding format will work. However - if what you say is
> correct - then alot of fools are registering the bq--
> combinations. Personally I have no validated any of the encoding - nor do
> I want to.
>
> Certainly this experiment is one I'll enjoy watching.
>
> regards
> joe
>
> On Wed, 8 Nov 2000, Charles Daminato wrote:
>
> > My <limited> understanding of the working of MDNS are ... if you register a
> > "RACE" encoded name in the current namespace, you're basically just getting
> > bq-whatever.com as your domain. It will not resolve as a truly encoded
> > name. Only names registered via the MDNS Registry (going live soon?) will
> > have resolution...
> >
> > As far as I understand things in my little bubble over here :)
> >
> > --
> >
> > Charles Daminato
> > Tucows Product Manager (ccTLDs)
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> > Matters could get so confusing at work that it is actually laughable.
> > - From National Post Horoscope for Gemini, Nov. 1st 2000
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Joe Baptista
> > Sent: November 8, 2000 3:48 PM
> > To: Bill Wilson
> > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: FYI - stats on Multiligual domain names
> >
> >
> > On Thu, 9 Nov 2000, Bill Wilson wrote:
> >
> > > Intresting.
> > >
> > > Could you let me know how you are data mining? I have been using
> > whois.net,
> > > but the data doesn't show as many bq-- names as your stats.
> >
> > incorporate permutations bq-$1$2$3 and use the internic.
> >
> > in any case - I'm publishing the list shortly. I put it up for auction in
> > the biz-ops lists just to see if anyone wanted it and how much they would
> > pay. Did not get any offers for it.
> >
> > There seems to be alot of confusion with respect to RACE - and now we have
> > IBM and the RACE guy just publishing another standard called LACE - but
> > both use the bq-- prefix. Both look the same.
> >
> > If anyone here has a good understanding of what is going on or you can
> > give me urls to opensrs where it has discussions concerning this - i'd be
> > interested in looking further into this. Sounds like something I would
> > incorporate into dot.god next year and subcontract it to someone in the
> > wild.
> >
> > regards
> > joe
> >
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Bill
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: !Dr. Joe Baptista <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2000 2:50 AM
> > > 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
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Joe Baptista
> > > >
> > > > http://www.dot.god/
> > > > dot.GOD Hostmaster
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> > --
> > Joe Baptista
> >
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> >
>
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