Re: [idn] homograph attacks

["JFC (Jefsey) Morfin" <jefsey@jefsey.com>]

At 12:37 18/02/2005, Erik van der Poel wrote:
> Martin v. Löwis wrote:
> > Martin Duerst wrote:
> > > Very much agreed. Except for registries with very special
> > > policies (such as the blocking used by some East Asian
> > > registries), the language association doesn't make too
> > > much sense.
> > However, as the East Asian languages might cause blocking,
> > every .COM user is required to provide a language tag. So
> > in that sense, every gTLD will have very special policies.
>
> The .com and .net domains are operated by VeriSign:

I understand from sales and renewals that the registrants also have adopted 
a Chinese blocking.
I suggest you also go and visit the CNNIC site when you consider Chinese 
issues.
jfc


> http://icann.org/faq/#regrules
> VeriSign appears to have adopted the Chinese blocking:
> http://verisign.com/products-services/naming-and-directory-services/naming-services/internationalized-domain-names/idn-standards/idn-character-variants/page_002087.html
>
> Do you know whether any of the other gTLDs have adopted the Chinese blocking?
> Also, does any registry have blocking for any languages other than Chinese?
> Thanks,
>
> Erik