Discussion Ask HN: How does this unicode url works? [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? 2 points fffrad 11 years ago 4 comments
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?