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International domain names: where does https://meßagefactory.ca lead you?

Originally, the domain part of a web address was all ASCII (so no accents, no emojis, no Chinese characters). This was extended a long time ago thanks to something called internationalized domain name (IDN). Today, in theory, you can use any Unicode character you like as part of a domain name, including emojis…
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Jan 24, 2023International domain names: where does https://meßagefactory.ca lead you? by Amorymeltzer12779

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