RE: [ga] FYI: ITU press release on IDN resolution

[richard.hill@itu.int]

Please note that the resolution refers to "Internationalized Domain Names
(IDN)", not to "international" domain names.

You'll have to address your questions to the people who defined
"Internationalized Domain Names (IDN)".  I guess that is IETF, but I may be
wrong.

Best,
Richard


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Richard Hill
Counsellor, ITU-T SG2
International Telecommunication Union
Place des Nations
CH-1211 Geneva 20
Switzerland
tel: +41 22 730 5887
FAX: +41 22 730 5853
Email: richard.hill@itu.int
Study Group 2 email: tsbsg2@itu.int
 



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeff Williams [mailto:jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com]
> Sent: Monday, 14 October 2002 12:31
> To: richard.hill@itu.int
> Cc: alexander@svensson.de; ga@dnso.org; Don Evans; cathy 
> Handley; Nancy
> J. Victory; Clyde Ensslin; atlarge discuss list; francis gurry
> Subject: Re: [ga] FYI: ITU press release on IDN resolution
> 
> 
> Richard and all assembly members, stakeholders or other 
> interested parties,
> 
>   Thank you Richard for this interesting update to ITU's IDN 
> resolution.
> 
>   This update brings up some  interesting questions that were 
> not addressed
> in this ITU IDN resolution.
> 
>   Richard, can you explain or define the difference between 
> and International
> Domain Name and a "General Domain Name"?
>  Would for instance fuubar.co.uk be and international Domain Name
> or not?  Or would foobar.net or foobar.org be an 
> international domain names
> or not?  Would for instance foobar.eu be an international Domain Name?
> And, if only Domains in .INT are international Domain Names, are all
> other domains in other name spaces or TLD's, not international?
> Please elaborate in your answer...
> 
> richard.hill@itu.int wrote:
> 
> > Please note that the title of the ITU Press highlight has 
> been corrected.
> > It now reads:
> >
> > "Internet names: a matter for both government and private sector"
> >
> > The second sentence has also been corrected, it reads:
> >
> > "This resolution aims at helping promote the role of Member 
> States in the
> > internationalization of domain names and addresses of their 
> respective
> > languages"
> >
> > Also please note that this Press highlight refers to a 
> resolution concerning
> > Internationalized Domain Names (IDN) specifically and not 
> domain names in
> > general.
> >
> > The corrected press highlight is at:
> >
> >   http://www.itu.int/newsroom/pp02/Highlights/1010.html
> >
> > Best,
> > Richard
> >
> > -----------------------------------------
> > Richard Hill
> > Counsellor, ITU-T SG2
> > International Telecommunication Union
> > Place des Nations
> > CH-1211 Geneva 20
> > Switzerland
> > tel: +41 22 730 5887
> > FAX: +41 22 730 5853
> > Email: richard.hill@itu.int
> > Study Group 2 email: tsbsg2@itu.int
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Alexander Svensson [mailto:alexander@svensson.de]
> > > Sent: Friday, 11 October 2002 21:35
> > > To: DNSO General Assembly
> > > Subject: [ga] FYI: ITU press release on IDN resolution
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > >ITU stakes claim on Internet names
> > > >
> > > >The Working Group of the Plenary approved a resolution on
> > > the management
> > > >of internationalized multilingual domain names. This
> > > resolution aims at
> > > >promoting the role of Member States in the
> > > internationalization of domain
> > > >names and addresses of their respective languages. This will
> > > be increasingly
> > > >important in the coming years as a majority of Internet
> > > users is expected
> > > >to prefer to conduct online activities in their own
> > > language. It is also
> > > >important because the current Domain Names System (DNS)
> > > mapping does not
> > > >reflect the growing language needs of all. The resolution
> > > stresses that
> > > >the registration and allocation of Internet domain names and
> > > addresses
> > > >should reflect the geographical and functional nature of the
> > > Internet with
> > > >an equitable balance of interests of all stakeholders. It
> > > also emphasizes
> > > >that the non-discriminatory access to Internet domain names
> > > and addresses,
> > > >and more generally to the Internet, should be available to
> > > all citizens
> > > >and that the management of Internet Domain Names and 
> addresses is of
> > > >concern to both governments and the private sector. It also
> > > reiterates
> > > >the need to fully maintain country code numbering plans and
> > > addresses as
> > > >in ITU-T recommendation E.164 which defines the 
> international public
> > > >telecommunication numbering plan. Under this resolution, 
> ITU will be
> > > >providing assistance to its Member States to promote the use
> > > of their
> > > >languages for domain names and addresses and will 
> cooperate with the
> > > >World Intellectual Property Organization whose role includes
> > > protection
> > > >against misuse of intellectual property rights in the use of
> > > countries'
> > > >languages for domain names and addresses.
> > > (http://www.itu.int/newsroom/pp02/Highlights/1010.html)
> > >
> > > Best regards,
> > > /// Alexander
> > >
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> Regards,
> 
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