Ask HN: How does this unicode url works?2 points·by fffrad·11 ปีที่แล้ว·4 comments[Warning those are spam links]I've been receiving spam urls for a while but this one grabbed my attention:> непереводимая.рфWhen I access it, it redirects to xn--80adgcaax6acohn6r.xn--p1aiis xn--p1ai a valid TLD?How come the browser accepts it as a url in the first place?3 commentsPost comment[–]sjs382·11 ปีที่แล้วreplyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punycode[–]r721·11 ปีที่แล้วreplyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.%D1%80%D1%84[–]mc_hammer·11 ปีที่แล้วreplychinese url maybe -- those things are weird[–]hawe·11 ปีที่แล้วreply.рф is the Russian Federation
I've been receiving spam urls for a while but this one grabbed my attention:
> непереводимая.рф
When I access it, it redirects to xn--80adgcaax6acohn6r.xn--p1ai
is xn--p1ai a valid TLD?
How come the browser accepts it as a url in the first place?