Cannot view a Web site that uses an internationalized domain name by using Internet Explorer

When you try to visit a Web site that uses an internationalized domain name (IDN), you may receive an error message that is similar to the following error message:

This issue occurs because versions of Microsoft Internet Explorer earlier than version 7 do not support IDNs. IDNs uses non-ASCII characters. Internet Explorer 6 and earlier versions cannot resolve a URL whose domain name contains non-ASCII characters.

To resolve this issue, upgrade to Internet Explorer 7. If you are unable or unwilling to upgrade to Internet Explorer 7, you may install a third-party program to support IDNs. For example, the following third-party programs support IDNs:

• The Domain Avenue.com iClient plug-in
  http://www.domainavenue.com/ml_iclient.htm
• The Netpia NLIA plug-in
  http://e.netpia.com

For information about how to contact computer program vendors, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

An IDN is a domain name that uses non-ASCII characters. By using IDNs, users and companies can create domain names in their native language. The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) published the IDN standard in March 2004. For additional information about IDNs, visit the following Web site to view IETF Request For Comment (RFC) 3490: IDN support was introduced in Internet Explorer 7. For more information, please see the following article:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb250505(VS.85).aspx



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