Re: [idn] IDNs in email message bodies

["Edmon" <edmon@neteka.com>]

>
> William Tan wrote:
>
> > I envisage the following sending process:
> >
> > 1. User compose a message to an IDN email address.
> > 2. MUA converts the IDN email address to ACE
> > 3. MUA uses the ACE for RFC821 MAIL and RCPT commands
> > 4. MUA uses the ACE in RFC822 From: and To: headers (as recommended
> > in idn-mua I-D)
> > 5. MUA leaves the message body untouched.
>

I dont agree with 4.
I believe that it is sufficient to use 2&3 and leave the headers to be in
existing MIME format because headers are for display only.  If a mail is
"replied" it will go through 1-3 again so there is no need to "store" the
header fields in ACE format at all!

Edmon