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New Internationalized domain names are coming



On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 09:20:49AM -0400, Bill Horne wrote:
> 1. Has this change been implemented so that it doesn't break what's out
>    there now?

Mostly.

> 2. What software will I have to change, if any?
> 
> Sorry to be Chicken Little, but not having the Latin alphabet in
> domain names is like doing away with at-signs in email addresses. I
> know it's possible, but it's a tektonic shift in the electronic
> firmament, and I'm feeling dizzy all of a sudden.

The worst problems are going to be variants of this:

http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2005/02/unicode_url_hac_1.html

-dsr-


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