Re: [cobalt-users] is ø_a_valid_character_for_a_.com_domain_name?

[Albert Csaba <maka_cs@xxxxxxxxx>]

--- Hans Kristian Eiken wrote:
> Csaba Albert wrote:
> >Hi!
> >
> >We have a client which wants to register a .com
> domain
> >name with this character ( ø ) in its name. But my
> GUI
> >says that it's not a valid domain name.
> >
> >So, is it valid and the GUI has a bug or it's not
> >valid?
> 
> The conversion from nordic (and all other available)
> caracters
> will with this new system be done in the user's
> browser. This
> means that the browser will be translating the
> domain 
> blåbersyltetøy.no
> (blaabaersyltetoey.no for those that do not have
> nordic caractersets)
> to
> xn--blbrsyltety-y8ao3x.no
> 
> That will be the domain you will be using in your
> dns and web-server. 
> 
> In short: The cobalt will handle this without
> problems, but it will
> be pretty ugly to work with.
> 
> Hans Kristian

Thank you all for your responses. 

Hans Kristian, I've contacted you offlist as this is
getting off-topic.

Best regards,
Csaba Albert


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