Um, how is "we'll happily let you register and maintain xn-- names" not IDN support?

Ultimately, IDNs are a browser / client issue, with a little bit of policy around stopping phishers et c. Down in the engine room where the registrars operate, they don't look any different to other names.

Sure, folks could have interfaces which allow entry / display of the encoded name, but it's not actually required for registration unless you don't know hoe IDNs work, which frankly, I rather hope anyone doing DNS stuff does.

-- don

On 06/15/2011 07:54 PM, Blair Harrison wrote:

Hey guys,

Sorry to bust in amongst all the DNSSEC talk..

I'm just curious that with it being almost a year now since the DNC launched macrons for .nz names have any registrars actually got in place the ability in their interfaces to a) register IDN domains and b) set up IDN DNS zones/records etc? a quick survey of the couple of interfaces I have access to points to no, not really, and at least one registrar willing to do it manually for me.

So, stick your hand up if you have built in IDN support, please, and those who haven't, why not? Is it lack of demand, or just plain laziness? You've had a year to get it sorted guys ��;)

Cheers,

Blair
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