Re: [idn] report of the straw poll

[Keith Moore <moore@cs.utk.edu>]

I'd be curious to know who would support idna-nameprep-ace in the
short term with the assurance that a native utf-8 query protocol
would be worked on after idna-nameprep-ace went out the door.

Granted, this wouldn't automatically force upgrade of all applications
to use utf-8 domains, but it would make it easier for new applications
to use utf-8 natively, which is something.  

Existing applications could also upgrade to use it, but this would
happen on a per-application basis, and would require (at a minimum)
that there be sufficient interest in a group to work out the details 
of a a smooth and non-disruptive transition.

Keith