Re: [idn] Planning ahead for good IDNs

["J. William Semich" <bill@mail.nic.nu>]

Interesting observations. Worldnames/NU domain faced the same question -
should we plan to upgrade twice? 

We decided it didn't make sense. Instead, we decided to base the whole .NU
ML system in UTF-8, but provide for transparent ACE support/compatibility.
Kind of like "HDTV-ready."

Others might consider the same, or perhaps are already doing so.

Bill Semich

At 06:58 PM 1/12/01 -0800, you wrote:
<snip>
>
>In no way should readers of either warning be led to believe that by
>implementing the necessary changes to support ACE, that they are done
>upgrading their programs to support internationalized DNS.
>
>Without a clear set of transition elements, guidelines for
>implementation, and test suites, ACE-now-UTF-8-later will create a
>credible demand for UTF-8 in other systems.
>
>All those who face changes to their systems, also face the questions:
>"Do I update my programs twice to work with ACE-now-UTF-8-later, or
>just do the work once for UTF-8?"
>
>-- 
>Marc Tamsky <tamsky@www.tv>
>
>
Bill Semich
President and Founder
WorldNames, Inc.
http://www.worldnames.net
bsemich@worldnames.net