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This draft is a work item of the Internationalized Domain Name Working Group of the
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Title : Virtually Internationalized Domain Names (VIDN)
Author(s) : S. Shim
Filename : draft-ietf-idn-vidn-01.txt
Pages :
Date : 08-Mar-01
This document proposes a method that enables domain names to be used in both local and
English scripts, as a directory-search solution at an upper layer above the DNS. The
method first converts virtual domain names typed in local scripts into the
corresponding domain names in English scripts that comply with the DNS, using the
knowledge of transliteration between local and English scripts. Then, the method
searches for and displays domain names in English scripts that are active on the
Internet so that the user can choose any of them.
The conversion takes place automatically and transparently in the user's
applications before DNS queries are sent, and so, the method does not make any change
to the DNS nor require separate name servers.
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