On 06/16/2011 10:49 AM, Simon Lyall wrote:
But in reality having domains that people have trouble typing isn't very useful. I just tried typing "cafe" with an accent and the combination or terminals I'm using rejected it. The average person has problems with backslash and forward-slash, imaging talking them through typing a domain name with a macron or accent in it.
This was discussed by the RAG (Registrar's Advisory Group) at some length and as you have surmised, I believe that it contributes to, what I believe, is a low uptake of such names. Add to that the lack of support in applications and it does seem to have been a rather pointless exercise. Even now, if I ask even computer literate folks how to type a macronised character on their computer I get a rather blank look. About this time last year a number of folks on this list evaluated a number of email applications and the various browsers and the ability to use an IDN was lacking in many/most of those in common use or they were broken in some way making the use next to impossible. -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Glen Eustace GodZone Internet Services, a division of AGRE Enterprises Ltd. P.O. Box 8020, Palmerston North, New Zealand 4446. Ph: +64 6 357 8168, Fax +64 6 357 8165, Mob: +64 27 542 4015 http://www.godzone.net.nz "A Ministry specialising in providing low-cost Internet Services to NZ Christian Churches, Ministries and Organisations."