RE: [ga] ICANN, TWNIC Host "Toward the New Era of Internet"- IDN Key topic

["Gomes, Chuck" <cgomes@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Andy,

IDN names at the second-level have been around for quite awhile but not
at the top-level.  The focus now is introducing them at the top-level so
that it is possible to have an IDN.IDN name instead of an IDN.ASCII
name.

Chuck Gomes
 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:owner-ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Andy Gardner
> Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2007 12:14 AM
> To: ga the DNSO
> Subject: Re: [ga] ICANN, TWNIC Host "Toward the New Era of 
> Internet"- IDN Key topic
> 
> 
> 
> On Sep 24, 2007, at 5:12 PM, GNSO.SECRETARIAT@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> 
> > "IDNs are going to change the face of the Internet when 
> they arrive - 
> > it will give people the chance to register domain names with their 
> > names in their languages," Dr Twomey added. "ICANN is about 
> to launch 
> > a technical evaluation of the impact IDNs will have, and if 
> all goes 
> > well internationalized domain names could be available sometime in 
> > 2008."
> 
> When they arrive?
> 
> Haven't IDN's been available since 2001?
> 
> Who at ICANN is responsible for fact checking these press releases?
> 
> 
> 
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