[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]
Re: [Fwd: Re: [idn] Unicode tagging]
> > > I consider an IDN to be a kind of DNS name. So I'm still
> > > confused by your phrasing. In which way are "only DNS names"
> > > not "IDNs" in your terminology ? What would be an example of an
> > > "IDN" that is not a "DNS name" in a timeframe where IDNs exist ?
> >
> > the way I'm using the terms, DNS names are pure ascii. IDNs are not
> > constrained to pure ASCII. and I try not to presume that IDNs are a
> > form of DNS names.
>
> Well, this shows that we do not agree on what to call things.
I find it useful to draw a distinction between the present-day *use* of
DNS (agreed that the DNS doesn't restrict which octets can appear in
labels) and the IDN service (with mechanisms not yet defined) that we
are trying to create. Using a different name for each allows me
to draw a contrast between the two in discussions.
Keith