I just posted these URLs to the dns@auda list. I imagine linkers can
also see some of the likely issues in a shift to browser-embedded plain
word lookup methods. Trademark/IP issues, policy, etc etc.
http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-ietf-cnrp-06.txt
http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-ietf-cnrp-uri-04.txt
Heaps of issues for DNS afficionados there...
cheers
-George