RE: [ga] VeriSign & Korean IDN.com issues

["Debbie Garside" <debbie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Danny

Is there any mileage in the GA lobbying Verisign (and perhaps ICANN -
albeit, as I understand, not within their remit) on behalf of the hangul IDN
user community to reinstate the services required? 

Perhaps, as a gesture of goodwill, Verisign could reinstate said services.
Looking at where we are today in the IDN discussions,  I think it is bad
form if users have adopted an IDN service only to then find the service
revoked or partially unavailable.  Not that I can truly understand the
technicalities of it all but I do think this is just the sort of thing the
GA should establish a consensus opinion on and project it to the various
concerned parties.  

Best

Debbie

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:owner-ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Danny Younger
> Sent: 25 July 2007 13:03
> To: ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [ga] VeriSign & Korean IDN.com issues
> 
> Posted to ICANN's Public Partiocipation Website:
> 
> Hello, I'm a server manager in a Korean web hosting company.
> The recently big obstacle occurs in connection of 
> Hangul(Korean alphabet) .com domain. Currently 92% of the 
> Korean Internet users when using the Hangul.com and 
> Hangul.net domain which is registered can only see the 
> message "Page cannot be displayed". Before previously 20th 
> passed, it does not same current status.
> 
> So, All of Hangul IDNs registrants are put on the serious 
> monetary damage and broken fame of their site.
> I asked a cause in various registrar and found out that is 
> discontinues i-nav navigation server operations which the 
> Verisign operates from Korea and the various area does.
> 
> Verisign positions which I listen from Korean registrars is, 
> because MS released ie 7.0, there are not necessity to 
> operating i-nav navigation.
> But this judgement is to be incorrect at least in Korea.
> 
> After release of MS ie 7.0 at 2006 November, world-wide 4 
> browsers all under supporting IDNs. But 93% of the Korean 
> Internet users as yet is using ie6.0. If there is not i-nav 
> navigation, millions of domain will not be able to use entirely.
> 
> Because of i-nav navigation, although MS did not update 
> against ie IDNs after IDNs international standard published, 
> Hangul IDN service is possible.
> Currently the connection of the Hangul .com and Hangul .net 
> IDN in Korea absolutely depends in i-nav navigation. 
> 
> Unlike with Europe or the United States, only 7.34% Korean 
> use the browser which support IDNs. 99% of the Korean 
> Internet users use MS Internet Explorer, but market share of 
> 7.0 versions which support IDNs still stop in 6.8%. And IE 
> 7.0 has not in prospect to automatic update in near future In Korea.
> From Friday which passes, when Korea 92.5% Internet user 
> inputs Hangul .com in the address window, they does not get 
> any result , or, on top of that they moved toward the 
> dangerous fishing site. Of course, to previously that also 
> these users will be able to visit a Hangul .com and Hangul 
> .net site through i-nav web navigation server.
> 
> Because well to know Korean Internet environment the KRNIC 
> which is Korean ccTLD registry operates a difference server 
> for Hangul.kr domain will be able to connected right site 
> without help of browser. Verisign judged i-nav navigation 
> server retirement at least without consideration about this situation.
> 
> Follows Korean registrars, they are sending a request 
> Verisign. But it is difficult situation expecting positive 
> answer. If this disconnection of Hangul.com and Hangul.net 
> domain is continued, it will bring result which put the 
> thousands of registrant on enormous loss and, lose the 
> foundation of IDNs from hereafter Korea.
> 
> Based on these facts, I proposes ICANN and Verisign to know 
> about seriousness of problem and to take the appropriate 
> management. I expects your countermove with deep 
> consideration the universality of domain and Internet.
> 
> Thank you for reading my poor English.
> 
> * the statistical data which it refers to be referred from 
> www.internettrend.co.kr reports.
> 
> http://public.icann.org/forums/public-forum#comment-321
> 
> 
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