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Meta: It seems that HN lists the Punycode for this website's domain (xn--1-zfa.com), instead of the actual IDN that's displayed by the browser (ä1.com). This fe
by Tijdreiziger 4y ago
Meta: It seems that HN lists the Punycode for this website's domain (xn--1-zfa.com), instead of the actual IDN that's displayed by the browser (ä1.com). This feels kind of odd to me.
[Punycode] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punycode https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punycode
[IDN] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internationalized_domain_name https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internationalized_domain_name
- INTPenis 4y agoDepends on your view. People who wotk with DNS want to see the actual domain, while end users might prefer the translation.
- teddyh 4y agoPeople who work with DNS know how to right-click and do “Copy Link”, or even to hover over a link and watch the status bar text.
- Tijdreiziger 4y agoWell, HN is a link aggregator, not a DNS tool.
- asciiresort 4y agoIt poses a security risk and exploited to phish people. Modern Browsers sanitize punycode, not so sure about bespoke browsers that live inside other mobile apps