[idn] Re: IDN spoofing

[Erik van der Poel <erik@vanderpoel.org>]

VeriSign folks:

I seem to have written something that might upset someone again. I am 
really sorry. You guys have done a lot of good work and put a lot of 
information on your Web site regarding IDN. A lot of it is educational 
in nature, and a lot of it seems to indicate that you have sound 
policies in place.

http://verisign.com/products-services/naming-and-directory-services/naming-services/internationalized-domain-names/index.html

It was unfair of me to accuse you (and other TLD operators) of only 
wanting to make money (and not being interested in the phishing problem).

I apologize, and hope that you will send comments to one or both of 
these mailing lists when you're ready.

Respectfully,

Erik

I wrote:
> Also, I'm guessing that any "one label, one writing system" rule cannot 
> really be mandated, since TLD operators have historically been free to 
> do whatever they want, to make as much money as they want. So this rule 
> would just be a guideline (Klensin's document is titled "Suggested 
> Practices ...") and the TLD operators could follow it, if they wish to 
> combat the IDN spoofing problem more than they wish to make money (in 
> the short term :-)