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Re: [idn] IDNs do not use ASCII
- To: idn@ops.ietf.org
- Subject: Re: [idn] IDNs do not use ASCII
- From: "D. J. Bernstein" <djb@cr.yp.to>
- Date: 11 Aug 2001 00:14:31 -0000
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Adam M. Costello writes:
> Now <lowercase-pi> and <uppercase-pi> and bq--blah and BQ--BLAH etc.
> are all equivalent.
That's ridiculous. The user wants to see lowercase pi. He might tolerate
uppercase pi, but he will kick and scream if he sees bq--blah.
This is typical of your arguments: you show us the road to failure, you
define failure as being equivalent to success, and you claim success.
Sorry, Adam, but that isn't what the users want to see.
---Dan