On Thu, 21 Jun 2001 10:50:06 -0400 "Ken Joy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My intent was just to pass on the sense of the Verisign announcement, which > very definitly spun this positively. You are, of course, correct. But, this > captive proprietary audience does make up a large percentage of internet > users. sorry ken, my comment wasn't aimed at you. it's just absurd that a technology that works only with ie is even in the running. what about web robots? handhelds? aol? bleeding verisign. > > > actually allow the names to resolve for a large percentage > > > of Internet users. Verisign has opted to use MSN RealNames > > > searching to match registered IDNs (Internationalized > > > Domain Names) with their corresponding IP address. This > > > will work for Internet users with Internet Explorer 5.0 > > > or higher. > > > > > > don't like that euphemism at all "for a large percentage of > > Internet users" -- meaning a captive proprietry audience!
