[IDN-WG] Are Emojis a pile of poo for the DNS?

Edmon edmon at isoc.hk
Tue Mar 14 10:37:22 UTC 2017


The battleground then is at IETF not ICANN perhaps.
We need to update the protocol.
Edmon



> -----Original Message-----
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> lists.icann.org] On Behalf Of Andy Gardner
> Sent: Tuesday, 14 March 2017 06:14 AM
> To: No name <idn-wg at atlarge-lists.icann.org>
> Subject: Re: [IDN-WG] Are Emojis a pile of poo for the DNS?
> 
> 
> So after allowing people to register symbol domains in IDNA2003, and then
banning
> them in IDNA2008, they're going to do a back-pedal and re-allow them?
> 
> What about all the previous owners who were told their domains were being
phased
> out and were advised to let them expire?
> 
> 
> 
> On 14/03/2017, at 6:38 AM, Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond wrote:
> 
> > Dear Satish,
> >
> > thanks for your kind follow-up. You are absolutely correct. But big
> > corporations like Google, Microsoft, Samsung, Apple, appear to be
> > seeing this as another potential huge market --- seeing that this has
> > all originated from Japan and is huge there. This is a considerable
> > commercial pressure.
> > As ICANN prides itself as being private sector led, I wonder whether
> > the pressure will be high enough to formalise these in the IDN LGRs?
> > Kindest regards,
> >
> > Olivier
> 
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