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'''Universal Acceptance or UA''' is the concept that all domain names should be treated equally. Under it, all valid domain names and email addresses are  accepted, validated, stored, processed and displayed correctly and consistently by all Internet-enabled applications, devices and systems.<ref name="uasg">[https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=47255444 Universal Acceptance Steering Group (UASG)], ICANN.org. Published 2016 March 28. Retrieved 2016 April 17.</ref>

Universal Acceptance refers to the occurrence of users experiencing browser and email or (other applications or hardware) bugs when trying to use new gTLDs. Operators of new gTLDs and more visibly all IDN TLDs (gTLDs and ccTLDs) are seeing unnaturally limited demand for names in the zones and this has presented a challenge to the goals of the new gTLD program of user choice, user confidence and name space competition. Domain names in a TLD must be useable in applications regardless of the written script, length or newness of the TLD.<ref>[https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/universal-acceptance-2012-02-25-en Universal Acceptance landing page at ICANN]</ref> The four main shifts spurring the need for Universal Acceptance:

 

Many systems operate under the assumption that all domain names and their e-mail addresses are only available in [[ASCII]], and that [[TLD]]s are restricted to a well-defined and constant two or three characters. The introduction of [[IDN]] [[ccTLD]]s in 2010 and the most recent wave of [[new gTLD]]s in 2013, however, greatly changed this dynamic.<ref name="uasg"></ref>

 

Domain names in a TLD must be useable in applications regardless of the written script, length or newness of the TLD.<ref>[https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/universal-acceptance-2012-02-25-en Universal Acceptance landing page at ICANN], ICANN.org.</ref> The four main shifts spurring the need for Universal Acceptance:

* Longer TLD Names: TLDs with names longer than four characters, such as MUSEUM.

* Longer TLD Names: TLDs with names longer than four characters, such as MUSEUM.

This problem must be solved, and Universal Acceptance realized, in order to achieve a truly global, scalable Internet. It will be considered complete when any person can register and use a domain name in any top-level domain in widely distributed web browsers, email clients, in setting up accounts for Internet services and other services.   

This problem must be solved, and Universal Acceptance realized, in order to achieve a truly global, scalable Internet. It will be considered complete when any person can register and use a domain name in any top-level domain in widely distributed web browsers, email clients, in setting up accounts for Internet services and other services.   

[[Universal Acceptance Steering Group|Universal Acceptance Steering Group (UASG)]]  is a community-led effort. It was formed in February 2015, and is tasked with undertaking activities that will target Universal Acceptance of all ASCII domain names, ASCII email addresses, IDN domain names, and IDN email.<ref name="uasg"></ref>

 

Universal Acceptance (UA) is the state where all valid domain names and email addresses are accepted, validated, stored, processed and displayed correctly and consistently by all Internet-enabled applications, devices and systems. 

 

=== Get Involved ===

To submit questions or contribute additional material that may be helpful in overcoming these barriers, please send an email to GlobalSupport@icann.org with "Universal Acceptance" in the subject line.  

To submit questions or contribute additional material that may be helpful in overcoming these barriers, please send an email to GlobalSupport@icann.org with "Universal Acceptance" in the subject line.  

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