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

[JFC Morfin <jefsey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dear Andy,
thank you for the tip. Most probably true. This sounds so much 
familiar .... a new demonstration that only a network presentation 
layer can safely support the Multilingual Internet.

There are different ways to implement a virtual presentation layer. 
The poorest one is at user application layer. But it is also the only 
one which does not endanger the authoritative unicity of the ICANN 
world. Is that the reason why the IETF retained it so far, against 
the ICANN's request for the experimentation of new avenues?
jfc


At 19:00 25/07/2007, Andy Gardner wrote:

> 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