Try with a real register, like gandi.net (it understand what you are after)
Joao
> On 21 Apr 2016, at 16:51, Shane Kerr <sh...@time-travellers.org> wrote:
>
> João,
>
> At 2016-04-21 16:31:40 +0200
> "João Damas" <joao...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>> On 21 Apr 2016, at 15:26, Shane Kerr <sh...@time-travellers.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> 𓎟𓀀
>>
>> try registering the puny code version?
>> xn--5o7dx5d.com
>
> Genius idea! Trying it...
>
> Hm... the VeriSign registration fails ("temporarily unavailable").
>
> GoDaddy seems like they will accept it, but I am not confident that it
> will actually works:
>
> https://www.time-travellers.org/shane/domain-like-an-egyptian.png
>
> The .NL version they recommend isn't in punycode, and the "protected"
> versions of the domain suggested are also not in punycode. Apparently
> according to ICANN the only TLD which support this IDN variant is
> VeriSign, so I guess that makes sense. But then how can they offer to
> also register .ORG and .INFO, which are Afilias-managed and
> (presumably) won't allow those characters?
>
> Register.com tells me that it is unavailable.
>
> Domain.com tells me that I can get it for .COM, .CLUB, .NET, .US, .ORG,
> and .ME but that sadly it is already taken
> in .CO, .ONLINE, .SITE, .WEBSITE, and .BIZ.
>
> Ug.
>
> --
> Shane
