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Re: [idn] host name vs. domain name
At 09:44 22.03.00 +0800, James Seng wrote:
>IDN FAQ #1: RFC2277 is BCP, not Standard Track (yet!).
Note: It is BCP because it does not specify a standard that one can
test conformance to.
The rules by which the IETF operates are BCPs too.
I deliberately made this particular paragraph (not allowing protocols to
specify that UTF-8 cannot be used) as draconian as I possibly
could, and the community (and the IESG) accepted that at the time.
But again - this particular group needs to figure out its requirements.
THEN we can see if UTF-8 is the Wrong, Right or Only solution.
Harald
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Harald Tveit Alvestrand, EDB Maxware, Norway
Harald.Alvestrand@edb.maxware.no