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Re: [idn] compatibility chars in draft-ietf-idn-nameprep
- To: idn@ops.ietf.org
- Subject: Re: [idn] compatibility chars in draft-ietf-idn-nameprep
- From: Paul Hoffman / IMC <phoffman@imc.org>
- Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 20:30:27 -0700
- Delivery-date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 20:32:18 -0700
- Envelope-to: idn-data@psg.com
At 8:13 AM +1000 8/16/00, Frank Ernens wrote:
>I believe that all characters specified by the Unicode
>standard as compatibility characters should be prohibited.
>(But not all non-compatibility characters should be allowed.)
These are all very good arguments.
>If the document is amended to say "all Unicode compatibility
>characters are prohibited", the list of prohibited characters
>is greatly shortened from what is currently in the document,
>and may be reducible to a small stable set.
Exactly right. It constrains what users can enter, but this might be
a Good Thing for stability and manageability.
How do others feel about this proposal?
--Paul Hoffman, Director
--Internet Mail Consortium