Unfortunately, the problem is inherent in human writing systems. Consider rnicrosoft.com and paypaI.com.

And people are no better than muppets in ensuring they don't screw themselves up

The good news is that fairly simple homograph rules can be applied

Rules aren't safe, it involves humans. I presume that if a Chinese bank were to register their name then the similar .com would be blocked for them (just as the Chinese paypal alike would be blocked). What if the .com is a blogger, would the Chinese bank accept being blocked, would they exert pressure to have theirs anyway or would the blogger be fair game for lawyers/ICANN managed domain hijacking? "If it's too hard people won't understand it" brandon