RE: [registrars] REALNAMES - stopping service 30th June.

["Bhavin Turakhia" <bhavin.t@directi.com>]

hi,

i checked this one out ..... it links to another url too with respect to a
plugin verisign is developing -

http://www.verisign-grs.com/support/mdn/mlannounce/2002/mlannounce_040202.ht
ml

I quote from the website

"This newest plug-in solution has a key advantage to others previously
deployed to facilitate IDN resolution. The initial download experience is
"on demand" ,meaning it is actively presented to end-users when they type an
IDN into their browser. The maximum size of the download is only about
200K."

I am wondering how Verisign is making this plug-in such that its download is
on demand, because typically any URL typed in the browser would go through
IE's resolving code which then does a redirect to MSN.COM incase a
resolutionis not done. If the plug-in is meant to be download on demand then
it would require microsoft to modify its browser and MS Outlook to identify
IDN strings and request a plugin download (i dontknow any other tehcnical
way to do this - maybe Rick could shed some light here)

The reason why I mention this is that the cause for Realnames Demise was
Microsoft backing out ..... if Verisigns new plugin is going to be dependant
on a Microsoft contract then we are in the same loop all over again ....

Best Regards
Bhavin Turakhia
CEO
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nikolaj Nyholm [mailto:nikolajn@ascio.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2002 2:31 PM
> To: 'Bhavin Turakhia'; 'Registrars@Dnso. Org'
> Subject: RE: [registrars] REALNAMES - stopping service 30th June.
>
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> I suggest taking a look at the latest releases from the registry...
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> http://www.verisign-grs.com/support/mdn/mlannounce/2002/mlannounce
> _051402.ht
> ml
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Bhavin Turakhia [mailto:bhavin.t@directi.com]
> > Sent: 15. maj 2002 09:00
> > To: Registrars@Dnso. Org
> > Subject: RE: [registrars] REALNAMES - stopping service 30th June.
> >
> >
> > > Stop-gap solutions such as the I-DNS service, the Realnames shim
> > > and others
> > > in the space need to be displaced by open standards before true
> > > adoption can
> > > occur. If it is indeed the case that Realnames exit is/will
> > > impact the VGRS
> > > MDNS implementation, then the entire industry has suffered
> > a setback - not
> > > something that I'd like to repeat in the near future.
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> > seems like I-DNS is facing rocky times ..... first WALID Inc.
> > went under,
> > now RealNames ..... (to suport ROSS's argument - both were propreitary
> > solutions) .... I believe Verisign had something also signed
> > with I-DNS
> > International ..... wonder whats happening on tht front ...
> >
> > bhavin
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