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

[Andy Gardner <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I think the reason they switched off plug in support is that the  
plugin breaks IDN's when users upgrade to IE7 from IE6?

From what I understand, IE7 is not widespread in Korea because they  
use a certain security plugin for bank transactions there (everyone  
uses IE6 because the plugin is required) and THAT plugin breaks with  
IE7 too. Microsoft has a lock on browser usage in Korea because of  
it, but have screwed it up with the release of IE7. Surprise surprise.

I think this is why IE7 auto-update has not occurred in Korea, China  
and Japan. It's broken.


On Jul 25, 2007, at 11:29 AM, Debbie Garside wrote:

> 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