Re: [idn] Reality Check

["Adam M. Costello" <amc@cs.berkeley.edu>]

Russ Rolfe <rrolfe@windows.microsoft.com> wrote:

> ...people will use both IDN and non-IDN address until every they need
> to communicate can...

Are you arguing that ACE is unnecessary?  If so, please explain how
email is going to work.  What is supposed to happen when IDN-capable
person A sends a message to IDN-capable person B, who then forwards the
message to IDN-incapable person C, who would like to reply to A?  What
is supposed to happen when IDN-capable people send email to mailing
lists?  Are they supposed to use their non-IDN address if there are any
IDN-incapable subscribers?  How will they know?

> I have read a lot of comments on this list that state that ACE is just
> an intermediate step to help us get to a UTF-8 solution.

I don't agree with those comments.  While I can see ACE becoming less
common over time, I wouldn't expect it to completely die out in the
forseeable future.

AMC