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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">The .ie ccTLD introduced IDN in .ie recently so that our local ccTLD could finally support the Irish language. You can now register a .ie domain using a fada (the accent) See
<a href="http://fada.ie/">http://fada.ie/</a> (disclosure: we run it)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Domainers had absolutely nothing to do with that decision. Zero. Nada.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">While the takeup of IDNs in .ie hasn’t been exactly “huge” it has allowed companies and other organisations whose names included fadas to register their “real” name.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Regards<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Michele<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-US">Mr Michele Neylon</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-US">Blacknight Solutions</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-US">Hosting, Colocation & Domains<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-US">https://www.blacknight.com/</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://blacknight.blog/"><span style="color:#0563C1">https://blacknight.blog/</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://ceo.hosting/"><span style="color:#0563C1">https://ceo.hosting/</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-US">Intl. +353 (0) 59 9183072</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-US">Direct Dial: +353 (0)59 9183090</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-US">Blacknight Internet Solutions Ltd, Unit 12A,Barrowside Business Park,Sleaty</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-US">Road,Graiguecullen,Carlow,R93 X265,</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Ireland Company No.: 370845</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">From: </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">UA-discuss <ua-discuss-bounces@icann.org> on behalf of Andre Schappo <A.Schappo@lboro.ac.uk><br>
<b>Date: </b>Thursday 23 November 2017 at 10:07<br>
<b>To: </b>Universal Acceptance <UA-discuss@icann.org><br>
<b>Subject: </b>[UA-discuss] Domainers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Would IDNs even exist today if it was not for Domainers? I suspect that IDNs would have been abandoned long ago if it was not for Domainers.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">I believe that Domainers are the majority holders of IDNs. The dependency on Domainers is well emphasised in the thread </span><a href="http://www.idnforums.com/forums/35654-number-of-コム-registrations-takes-a-nosedive.html"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">http://www.idnforums.com/forums/35654-number-of-%E3%82%B3%E3%83%A0-registrations-takes-a-nosedive.html</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">I think the international community should be acknowledging and thanking Domainers for their significant contribution to IDNs.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">André Schappo<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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