[ga] VeriSign & Korean IDN.com issues

[Danny Younger <dannyyounger@xxxxxxxxx>]

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.

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