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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=RU link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Dear All, Dennis,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Thank you for all the comments that we have received on the Guidelines on linkification for URLs with non-ASCII characters so far. We really appreciate it! <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Based on your input the Russian working group have prepared the updated version of the guidelines taking into account existence of local languages where script mixing is allowed by default. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Initially we focused on mostly Cyrillic script and local languages based on it, that’s why script mixing issue was not considered in this particular aspect. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Here are both versions of the document for your convenience – redlined and updated.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>The script mixing paragraph 1.4 was enriched by point (d) plus some other additions.</span><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>We hope our work will be helpful for the whole community. In case UASG members consider this document valuable, you are welcome to use the proposed guidelines for further development. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>With warm wishes,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Maria Kolesnikova<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Tan Tanaka, Dennis <dtantanaka@verisign.com> <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, May 4, 2023 4:54 PM<br><b>To:</b> masha@cctld.ru; ua-discuss@icann.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [UA-discuss] Guidelines on linkification for URLs with non-ASCII characters<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Maria, thanks for sharing this.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>One observation on 1.4.a (script mixing). There are known writing systems, namely Japanese, that will mix Unicode scripts in a single label. These scripts are Hiragana, Katakana and Han. Romaji (Latin) might be used in conjunction with the others too.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Here are a few resources that touch on that:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>ICANN IDN guidelines 4.1 <a href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/idn-guidelines-22sep22-en.pdf">https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/idn-guidelines-22sep22-en.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Unicode Technical Standard 39 (Restriction-Level Detection, Highly Restrictive) <a href="http://www.unicode.org/reports/tr39/#Restriction_Level_Detection">http://www.unicode.org/reports/tr39/#Restriction_Level_Detection</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Hope this is useful.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Dennis<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>From: </span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>UA-discuss <</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><a href="mailto:ua-discuss-bounces@icann.org"><span lang=EN-US>ua-discuss-bounces@icann.org</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>> on behalf of "</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><a href="mailto:UA-discuss@icann.org"><span lang=EN-US>UA-discuss@icann.org</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>" <</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><a href="mailto:ua-discuss@icann.org"><span lang=EN-US>ua-discuss@icann.org</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>><br><b>Reply-To: </b>Maria Kolesnikova <</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><a href="mailto:masha@cctld.ru"><span lang=EN-US>masha@cctld.ru</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>><br><b>Date: </b>Thursday, May 4, 2023 at 7:15 AM<br><b>To: </b>"</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><a href="mailto:UA-discuss@icann.org"><span lang=EN-US>UA-discuss@icann.org</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>" <</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><a href="mailto:ua-discuss@icann.org"><span lang=EN-US>ua-discuss@icann.org</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>><br><b>Subject: </b>[EXTERNAL] [UA-discuss] Guidelines on linkification for URLs with non-ASCII characters<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=3 cellpadding=0 width=1185 style='width:888.75pt;background:#F5ECCE'><tr><td width=1175 style='width:881.25pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#993300'>Caution:</span></strong><span style='color:#993300'> </span><span style='color:black'>This email originated from outside the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. </span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>Dear all,</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>We are happy to share with you the Guidelines on linkification for URLs with non-ASCII characters, that have been developed by the Russian Working Group on Universal Acceptance recently.</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify'><span lang=EN-US>The document provides best practices related to identification in a text and automated creation of hyperlinks containing domain names and email addresses in non-ASCII scripts. It can be helpful for software developers implementing linkification mechanisms. The document also includes some proposals on how to behave if script mixing is detected in any label of the domain name.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify'><span lang=EN-US>Hope these short guidelines can be of any assistance in your work on Universal Acceptance implementation.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify'><span lang=EN-US>If you have any comments on the document, we would be glad to hear them.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify'><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify'><span lang=EN-US>With best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify'><span lang=EN-US>Maria Kolesnikova<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>