Re: [idn] IDNs in email message bodies

["Maynard Kang" <maynard@pobox.org.sg>]

> > However, I agree that ACE should be 'converted' for display, and
> > strictly for display only.  This is analogous from mail clients
> > detecting mail / url addresses and hyperlinking it.
> 
> I disagree.  I don't think it is analogous.  Hyperlinking the text may
> add underlines or color, but it does not change the text itself.
> 
> The recipient, looking at the message body, should ideally see the
> same thing the sender saw when composing the message body.  If the
> message body contains Chinese characters XXX.cn, then that's what
> should be displayed.  But if the message body contains ASCII characters
> bq--xxx.cn, then that's what should be displayed, because that's what
> the sender saw and intended for the recipient to see.

I think most will fully agree that bq--xxx.cn in bodies should be displayed as it is.
But how about bq-xxx.cn in headers, especially headers which contain an addr-spec, route or domain? That is the tricky bit.

maynard