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IDN FAQs - General Questions
What are Internationalized
Domain Names (IDNs)?
Internationalized Domain Names are domain names
represented by native language characters. The native language domain
name will be followed by .com or .net for example:  .com).
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What is an Internationalized
Domain Name (IDN) registration?
Registrants will be able to register second-level
domain names in .com and .net, in available characters through participating
ICANN-accredited and VeriSign-certified registrars.
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How do I use an IDN?
To use an IDN to navigate to a Web site, the
user types the IDN in the address bar of IDNA enabled browsers such
as Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 or Firefox, or clicks an active link.
For users with Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 or 6, they can upgrade
to Internet Explorer 7 or download the
VeriSignŽ i-Nav plug-in in order to use IDNs in their browsers.
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Who can participate in the
Internationalized Domain Name (IDN) program?
The IDN program is open to all operational
registrars that are currently ICANN-accredited, VeriSign certified,
and operational.
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How can I become an IDN registrar?
Registrars must be 1) ICANN-accredited and,
2) certified and operational under VeriSign's Shared Registration System
(SRS) in order to register IDNs. Having met these criteria, Registrars
must develop or obtain an IDN client capable of converting local language
(non-ASCII) characters into the appropriate ACE. A separate certification
is not required to register IDNs, however we strongly suggest that you
complete a self-evaluation after implementing your client to confirm
your system's capabilities. For more information on becoming an IDN
registrar, visit our website
or contact us at idn@verisign-grs.com.
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What languages
are supported?
Since availability of languages is dependent
upon Unicode, it would be best to answer this question in Unicode terms
from the Unicode site. Many scripts (especially Latin) are used for
a very large number of languages. The easiest answer is that Unicode
covers all the languages that can be written in the following scripts:
Latin; Greek; Cyrillic; Armenian; Hebrew; Arabic; Syriac; Thaana; Devanagari;
Bengali; Gurmukhi; Oriya; Tamil; Telegu; Kannada; Malayalam; Sinhala;
Thai; Lao; Tibetan; Myanmar; Georgian; Hangul; Ethiopic; Cherokee; Canadian-Aboriginal
Syllabics; Ogham; Runic; Khmer; Mongolian; Han (Japanese, Chinese, Korean
ideographs); Hiragana; Katakana; Bopomofo and Yi.
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How will non-English domain
names appear on my Web browser?
All non-English domain names registered will
be second level domain names within .com and .net. For example, a Chinese
domain name may appear as  .com.
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Will the IDN
program support name server names?
Yes, name server names may include native character
set names preceding the .com or .net.
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Can several domain names share
the same IP address?
Yes. There is no variation from the current
capability for domain names to share IP addresses.
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How will VeriSign handle trademark
issues with regard to international domain names?
As a registry, VeriSign is not involved in
the intellectual property disputes surrounding domain name registration.
VeriSign will advise registrars that, during the testbed, registrars
should consider deleting any internationalized second level domain name
registration upon receipt of a formal (written) objection from any legitimate
source received by that registrar for a limited period of time to be
specified by the particular registrar. In addition, VeriSign is aware
that accredited registrars may continue to use the Uniform Domain Name
Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) to resolve disputes, including those
involving Internationalized Domain Names.
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