Re: [idn] UTF-8 / RACE

[Patrik Fältström <paf@cisco.com>]

--On 01-05-27 16.59 +0000 "D. J. Bernstein" <djb@cr.yp.to> wrote:

> False. For example, qmail and tinydns handle 8-bit data without trouble.
> In message <20010105075541.26564.qmail@cr.yp.to> I gave a complete
> example of setting up a UTF-8 IDN and sending mail to it, with no
> software upgrades. The UTF-8 IDN was displayed properly by xterm.
> 
> In contrast, ACE guarantees that the data is unreadable for users of
> today's non-ACE software. When you claim that an ACE IDN is transmitted
> perfectly, you are ignoring the final step: getting the IDN into the
> user's head!

The point of my message was to show that we talk about two different
problems, two different kind of errors.

Not to continue to argue about whether the whole world is using the
software you list as "ok" or not.

   paf