--On Tuesday, 01 July, 2008 09:58 -0700 "Hallam-Baker, Phillip" <pbaker@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Another like restriction that might be investigated is whether > http://microsoft/ or other similar corporate TLDs would work > as intended with deployed legacy browsers. > I suspect (but have not tried) that if you simply type > 'Microsoft' into the address bar of some browsers you might > have the keyword immediately interpreted as a search term, not > an address to visit. I suspect that, if Microsoft spent a hundred thousand dollars or more to secure "microsoft." as a TLD, at least one of those browsers would be swiftly corrected in a way that they would find satisfactory. The issue with billg@microsoft is a little more complex. After extended discussions, rfc2821bis still does not permit RCPT TO:<bill@microsoft.> (note trailing dot) and there are some other issues about trying to use TLDs as the only label in an email address. But none of that counts. There have been more than enough actors who have wanted TLDs that violate one rule or another, assuming that applications authors will sort things out as needed, maybe even with IETF help. And there have been more than enough who believe that, if some construction they want works with the world's most popular browser, then it is sufficient (non-web protocols be d**ned). john _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf