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I think this could be accomplished without creating a new system of domain names by using visually similar non-ascii characters in an IDN[1]. "food in chicago.
by tshadwell 13y ago
I think this could be accomplished without creating a new system of domain names by using visually similar non-ascii characters in an IDN[1].
"food in chicago.com" becomes
"food⋅in⋅chicago.com" becomes
"xn--foodinchicago-lj4hc.com"
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internationalized_domain_name https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internationalized_domain_name
- mschuster91 13y agoIIRC these "visually similar" characters cannot be registered anymore due to widespread abuse in phishing/spam emails (päypa1.com, e.g).
- deleted 13y ago[deleted]
- nawitus 13y agoThey can, but there are limitations. For example, ä can only be used in certain countries (for example, a country where a large number of people speak a language that uses ä).