RJ Atkinson wrote:
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> >>Moreover, there is a workaround for them:
> >>register 2 names (with and without accents).
> >
> >well, then if you have 10 accented characters, you have to register every
>combination... a lot of $$$ for the registries, but not very useful for the user
>(both the registrant and the internet user that access that domain name)... also,
>since the registrant wants all those combinations to be equivalent, then he needs to
>synchronise all this data together, not forgetting one. for example, if he wants to
>change its dns servers for those domain names, then all should be changed.
>
> I agree with this rationale for why the workaround isn't reasonable.
Fran�ois Yergeau answered this one. It is not 2^10 combinations, it is
2. With all accents, and with no accents. Registering 2 names, where
necessary, is not too great a burden.
Mark