Search Again: Re: Do 8-bit domains work with QDNS? From: Men & Mice Support Date: Tuesday, June 6, 2000 Time: 2:02:28 pm At 10:30 PM +0200 6/5/00, Johan Solve wrote: >Personally I don't give much for this 8-bit effort, but sooner or >later client demand for this "feature" will increase and we can't >fight back, at least in the 8-bit part of the world. I'd like to be >prepared for this increase in demand, the sooner the better. >.nu domains are particularly popular in Sweden ("nu" is Swedish for >"now", and the .se rules have been very restrictive until recently) >so this matter is of special interest for us, being a country with at >least three extended characters. > >Have Men&Mice decided on a strategy for this question, are you >working on it, or will you just wait and see, leaving us in the cold? >:-) Here's the official line: We are interested in the development of 8 bit DNS support, but so long as there is no approved standard for 8 bit domain names, we will take the 'wait and see' approach. There are currently several implementations available, but they are mutually incompatible. ____________________________________________________________________ Chris Buxton cbuxton@menandmice.com Men & Mice http://www.menandmice.com Makers of: QuickDNS Pro

Messages In This Thread: Do 8-bit domains work with QDNS? by Johan Solve on Jun 5, 2000 at 12:34:40 am Re: Do 8-bit domains work with QDNS? by Men & Mice Support on Jun 5, 2000 at 11:39:23 am Re: Do 8-bit domains work with QDNS? by Johan Solve on Jun 5, 2000 at 1:31:18 pm Re: Do 8-bit domains work with QDNS? by Men & Mice Support on Jun 6, 2000 at 2:02:28 pm Re: Do 8-bit domains work with QDNS? by Johan Solve on Jun 6, 2000 at 11:52:53 pm