State of IDN gTLD - Page 2

Phio · 01-26-2010, 03:43 PM

Here's some stats:

http://royal.pingdom.com/2010/01/22/...09-in-numbers/

yanni · 01-26-2010, 06:40 PM

Originally Posted by quest

Look, you are advocating all these nice theories of "need" for .com (especially .com

) because you have registered few idn.ascii in those languages. This is the only reason you think .com is an asset.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/idn-discussion/635606-state-of-idn-gtld.html
This is not enough for ICANN. ICANN has other priorities than enrich verisign or few idn.ascii "investors". They are doing what is actually needed-ccTLDs so people who speak other languages can use them online. Creating hundreeds of new idn gTLDs (and this what you are talking about) to give people in other countries the questional priviledge of being able to use versions of ascii gTLDs does not make sense.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=635606
All I hear is that "it would be nice" , "it would help trade" etc. Yes, it would not hurt, probably. But the real life scenario is going to be different, imho. Insteado of creating hundreeds of equivalents of .com/net/org/info/biz etc, why not create a symbol (or numeric) extension for international trade? That every country could use? Would it not be cost effective, easier and make more sense?
In any case, ICANN is not even considering idn.ascii at this moment and focus on ccTLDs.
So this is what is going to work as we KNOW now- ccTLDs and Idn.IDN (the ones that already exist-latins). The rest is never going to happen- this is my opinion based on the analysis of objective need and ICANN' capabilities and limitations.

What you need to realize is that new gtlds [including idn gtlds] are going to happen. It's just a matter of when. The expected Fast Track for the new gtlds is what is delayed for now, and that's what Tina Dam is referring to on the quote you posted on your opening post.

The fact is that there is an application process for interested parties and an evaluation period after which the gtld will be awarded [if it passes the process]. The application fee is 184,000 USD [non-refundable]. Does that answer your question in regards to the cost-effectiveness of the program?

You may want to do a bit of reading on how far this program has progressed.
Here's a quick video to help you out. If you're too busy just watch at 56 seconds into the video.

As for the technical aspect; aliasing, mapping, DNAME, whatever. Can be done at the registry level with a simple file, or so I'm told.

So, to recap, new gtlds -including idn gtlds- are on the way. The IDN gtld Fast Track process is ATM uknown. [ ICANN was prompted to have both IDN cctld and IDN gtld introduced close to each other as to not give advantage to one over the other ].

Application fee for each new tld is 184K, so it costs ICANN zero.

From ICANN new gtld draft
New gTLD “Strings must not be confusingly similar to an existing top-level domain or a Reserved Name.“

ICANN is using this tool to assess similarity between two strings [to help prospective new gtld applicants assess their proposed gtld.

Since I used ком in a previous post, go plug it in and see what it comes up with.

Wishful thinking? You be the judge.

yanni · 01-28-2010, 06:32 PM

Here's an educational video for anyone who cares. Start from minute 45 if you're too busy. [thanks to Phio for bringing it up on another board]

@quest. It's not proper to talk with your mouth full.

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quest · 01-29-2010, 12:14 PM

@yanni. Save your lessons for your house pets.

01-26-2010, 03:43 PM	#26 (permalink)
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