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

[Joe Baptista <baptista@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Gomes, Chuck wrote:

> 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 - you and I know that technically speaking there is no 
difference.  The DNS has no concern if a lable is IDN or ASCII.  In the 
end to the DNS it's all ascii and the translation of an IDN to ASCII for 
the purpose of DNS lookups is a function of the users system or browser.
regards
joe baptista

> Chuck Gomes
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> > -----Original Message-----
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> > [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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