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

[Danny Younger <dannyyounger@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Debbie,

My own view is that such action (lobbying VeriSign) is
not properly within the remit of the GA (although I am
amenable to being persuaded otherwise).

I would think that this should be an activity entered
into by the APRALO (that met today in Hong Kong).  We
can ask ICANN Staffer Nick Ashton-Hart whether the
topic made it into the discussions of those NGOs that
are pretending to be the asian at-large community...

regards,
Danny



--- Debbie Garside <debbie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 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
> 
> > -----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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