New Internationalized domain names are coming

[Stephen Adler]

May I suggest taking the blue pill?...

;)

Bill Horne wrote:
> The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has
> announced more progress toward the issuance of Internationalized
> country-code Top Level Domain names (IDN ccTLDs).
>
> The new internationalized domain names will allow domain names to be
> written and displayed with something _other_ than the Latin alphabet
> that has been required up until now. In other words, Russians will get
> domain names written with Cyrillic characters, Saudis with Arabic, etc.
>
> Details are at
> http://www.icann.com/en/announcements/announcement-04oct09-en.htm .
>
> My questions:
>
> 1. Has this change been implemented so that it doesn't break what's out
>    there now?
>    
> 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.
>
> Bill
>
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