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Re: [idn] Let's go forward with IDNA and UTF-8
- To: idn@ops.ietf.org
- Subject: Re: [idn] Let's go forward with IDNA and UTF-8
- From: "D. J. Bernstein" <djb@cr.yp.to>
- Date: 26 May 2001 17:16:23 -0000
- Delivery-date: Sat, 26 May 2001 10:17:14 -0700
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Dan writes:
> The people saying ACE/IDNA say it is quickest and least disruptive
> to non-IDN aware software. Those wanting UTF-8 thinks this format
> is best for internationalisation and fear that starting with IDNA
> will result in ACE forever.
I have a much more serious concern: the short-term costs of deploying
ACE appear to be much larger than the total costs of moving directly to
UTF-8. See http://cr.yp.to/proto/idn.html for details.
---Dan