RE: [idn] Debunking the ACE myth

[<lucid@epa.secret.org>]

Getting ISPs to upgrade to DNS that supports UTF-8 is simple.
Patch BIND now, wait for the next remote root exploit which is
followed by a worm.

-Bill

On Thu, 19 Jul 2001, Brian W. Spolarich wrote:

>
> | My idea is that servers would be upgraded quite quickly,
> | much more quickly than applications.
>
>   Martin, I suspect you are being extremely over-optimistic on this point.
> :-)
>
>   I've had discussions with a number of WALID clients who are interested in
> deploying IDN resolution capabilities and have tried other, so-called
> "server-side" approaches.  Those that in particular focus on requiring ISPs
> to make changes have met with limited success in getting them to do so.
>
>   There is a tremendous amount of inertia in the deployed nameserver
> infrastructure.
>
>   -bws
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