Forwarded from the BIND users list. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, February 02, 2001 9:57 AM Subject: Re:NSI Multilingual Domain Names > > Thanks for the info Mark. I "very quickly" took a look at some of > the details at the URL and also at IETF. > > Seems to me that this project could translate into a monsterous > disaster. Also, it could be a God send for spammers who like > to got to great efforts to modify headers. LOL > > Some areas of impact I could forsee would be: > > -global update of all DNS servers > -compliance with Mail Exchangers requiring global update > -new potential "holes" for security breeches for just about any > computer application or service from DNS and MX to web browsers > -overal increased system requirements for all types of servers (ie: DNS, MX, > Firewalls, etc) to accomodate character set translations > -global upgrade/replacement of router, switch and other hardware > to accomodate DNS resolver funtionality > -issues related to ssl encryption certificates (Perhaps that's why > NSI/Verisign is working on a $olution) > -numerous client side problems with such things a web browsers where > the user has not installed multilingual support > -significant administrative labor and cost increases to service > providers to both impliment software and hardware changes as well > as provide customer support to customers experiencing difficulties > with web browser/email client setup and/or accessing Internet sites > and/or sending/receiving email > -compatibility issues related to web servers. In simplified form > it appears that multilingual domain name would be translated to > an IP address without consideration for subdirectory and or file > names. Problems with host header web server redirection for > virtual domains served under on IP address would also be a likely > issue > -Additional taxing of IP address pool resources if virtual domains > cannot be setup via Host Header > -Licensing and patent royalties payable to patent holders increasing > overal operating costs for service providers > -Problems with anti-spam resources such as RBL > > Overal, this issue appears to be perhaps the most massive undertaking > ever proposed related to the Internet. While I sympatize with > the attraction for multilingual support, I certainly cannot support > what would appear to be a project that could have disasterous > effects on the global Internet and what I believe could result in a > combined financial impact that could be in the billions of dollars. > > > At 04:28 PM 01/02/01 -0500, you wrote: > > > >There is a plug-in available for download that translates the native > >language into an ACE string. > >http://nsiregistry.net/multilingual/multilingual.html > >The ACE string is ascii only and valid for DNS. > > > >Mark > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2001 2:40 PM > >Subject: NSI Multilingual Domain Names > > > > > >> > >> It recently came to my attention that Network Solutions > >> is selling domain names with Chinese and Korean characters. > >> What I am wondering is how this can work on a global > >> scale when those characters are not valid for use with DNS? > >> > >> > >> > >> --------------------------------------------- > >> Robert M.V. Beghin, > >> General Manager & > >> Network Administrator > >> > >> Access Internet Inc. > >> 9868 - 63 Avenue > >> Edmonton AB > >> Canada T6E0G6 > >> voice: (780) 944-0745 > >> fax:(780) 435-9989 > >> email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> --------------------------------------------- > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------- > Robert M.V. Beghin, > General Manager & > Network Administrator > > Access Internet Inc. > 9868 - 63 Avenue > Edmonton AB > Canada T6E0G6 > voice: (780) 944-0745 > fax:(780) 435-9989 > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --------------------------------------------- > > >
