Re: [idn] Reality Check

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

From: "Adam M. Costello" <amc@cs.berkeley.edu>
> In summary, I think applications should use UTF-8 when possible, but
> ACE must be an option to allow interoperability with existing protocols
> that require LDH characters.

Currently, IDNA does not provide the "option" for UTF-8 that you are
suggesting.  Do you think it is appropriate therefore that there be a
mechanism whereby an application can choose to use either the UTF8 or ACE
form of an IDN depending on the compliancy of the destination server?  This
ensures that once the other components or protocols become UTF8 compliant,
the DNS will not be stuck with ACE.

Edmon