True geek ☺ From: <ua-discuss-bounces@icann.org> on behalf of Ram Mohan <rmohan@afilias.info> Date: Wednesday, September 28, 2016 at 4:53 PM To: "UA-discuss@icann.org" <UA-discuss@icann.org> Subject: Re: [UA-discuss] Some universal acceptance problems last 15+ years... I mis-stated that .INFO was the world’s first 4-character TLD - .ARPA came before ☺ t/h David Conrad From: Ram Mohan [mailto:rmohan@afilias.info<mailto:rmohan@afilias.info>] Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2016 1:50 PM To: UA-discuss@icann.org<mailto:UA-discuss@icann.org> (UA-discuss@icann.org<mailto:UA-discuss@icann.org>) Subject: Some universal acceptance problems last 15+ years... On Sep 12, 2001, I helped launch the first non 2/3 character TLD, .INFO. Many of you have heard about how we struggled to get applications, browsers, web forms and email systems to recognize the world’s first four-character TLD as a legitimate extension, including my creation of the Office of the CTO (in a 3 person startup) to get large companies to return my calls. Well, 15+ years later, today I was on the website of the Pennsylvania state government, and filled in my email address (ending in .INFO). I hit submit, and here is the prompt that came up. I hit OK, and the site accepted my email and I moved forward with my tasks, but it’s galling that some programmer _recently_ decided that a non 2/3 character TLD based email address merited a warning message. [cid:image001.png@01D219AE.4390E960] Goes to show how long bad habits persist. Also goes to show why the UASG’s work is important. -Ram ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ram Mohan Executive Vice President & CTO Afilias |Ireland|Canada|USA|India|China o: +1.215.706.5700 x103; m: +1.215.431.0958; f: +1.215.706.5701 Skype:gliderpilot30 |@rmohan123|www.linkedin.com/in/rmohan<mailto:|@rmohan123|www.linkedin.com/in/rmohan>
