Why Punycode when there is Base64?

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zeuss562016-10-16 12:52:24

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zeuss56, 2016-10-16 12:52:24

Why Punycode when there is Base64?

Why was Punycode implemented in domains if there is everyone's favorite Base64 and what are their differences?

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Alexey, 2016-10-16
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Base64 contains uppercase and lowercase characters, and domain names are case insensitive.
Therefore Base64 is not applicable in this situation.

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