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Re: [idn] Transparent vs. ACE representations (was We are quibbling about WHAT?)
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- Subject: Re: [idn] Transparent vs. ACE representations (was We are quibbling about WHAT?)
- From: "D. J. Bernstein" <djb@cr.yp.to>
- Date: 9 Aug 2001 06:47:12 -0000
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Adam M. Costello writes:
> As Dan Bernstein's recent tests have shown, lots of software stops
> working when domain names contain bytes greater than 127, including
> browsers, resolvers, mail user agents, and mail transfer agents.
Lots of software _already_ works with UTF-8 IDNs, including browsers,
resolvers, mail user agents, and mail transfer agents. A small number of
easily fixed bugs account for all the reported failures.
UTF-8 is way ahead of ACE.
---Dan