By the way, for all who need a workaround, here's a simple script that uses idn tool (apt install idn) to translate any non-ascii parameters to punycode and pass them to supplied executable.
Example: $ type host host is aliased to `idnwrapper.sh host' $ host почта.рф xn--80a1acny.xn--p1ai has address 91.215.36.43 xn--80a1acny.xn--p1ai mail is handled by 20 78.108.81.1. ** Attachment added: "idn wrapper" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bind9/+bug/175316/+attachment/5094800/+files/idnwrapper.sh -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/175316 Title: no IDN in nslookup and host To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bind/+bug/175316/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
