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Homograph / homoglyph protection off by default

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Why isn't Homograph / homoglyph protection enabled by default? It's common sense. 99.9% of addresses only use simple ascii anyway.

IDN_show_punycode = true

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IDN_homograph_attack

https://www.bitdefender.com/blog/businessinsights/homograph-phishing-attacks-when-user-awareness-is-not-enough/

Why isn't Homograph / homoglyph protection enabled by default? It's common sense. 99.9% of addresses only use simple ascii anyway. IDN_show_punycode = true https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IDN_homograph_attack https://www.bitdefender.com/blog/businessinsights/homograph-phishing-attacks-when-user-awareness-is-not-enough/

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