ICANN report shows IDN registrations falling for fourth straight period
ICANN Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers The nonprofit that coordinates the global DNS and gTLD policy. Full definition of ICANN has published a new report on internationalized domain name A readable internet name made of labels separated by dots. Full definition of domain name (IDN Internationalized Domain Name A domain name written in local scripts or with accented letters. Full definition of IDN), domains that use non-Latin scripts or special characters. While the organization points to progress in areas such as infrastructure and tooling, the report itself documents a fourth consecutive decline in IDN registration Obtaining the right to use a domain name for a set period. Full definition of registration. It also finds that 71 percent of mail servers still cannot accept internationalized email addresses, a longstanding barrier to wider adoption. The findings highlight a gap between ICANN's stated progress and the actual uptake of IDNs among users and service providers.
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ICANN looked at how internationalized domain names, which let web addresses use non-English letters, are doing. The number of these domains being registered has now dropped for four periods in a row. Most mail servers, 71 percent, still cannot handle email addresses written in these scripts.