Re: ICANN Approves Non-Latin Domain Name Characters

[Dan Kaminsky <dan () doxpara com>]

> No.
>
> If nothing else, expanding the TLD space expands the abuse footprint.
>
> Further, expanding the TLD footprint in areas which are not clearly
> 'recognizable' by some applications, etc., will certainly have a tendency
> to be targets for abuse by criminals.
>
> Of course, this may sound obvious -- and it is.
>
> But expanding the TLD space into the IDN direction is not all sunshine and
> rainbows -- it also opens up a whole new gateway for enormous abuse and
> exploitation.
>
> It should be obvious to anyone with a clue. :-)

Did ICANN actually declare there would be IDN TLDs?  I was under the
impression -- possibly incorrect -- that they just threw their weight
behind IDN SLDs.  The two are rather different.
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