Re: [idn] Re: [idn-nameprep] nameprep and others: hangeulchar

[Dave Crocker <dhc@dcrocker.net>]

At 10:26 AM 8/28/2001, John C Klensin wrote:
>Not the point.   The point is that we need to be _very_ careful
>about imposing nameprep or canonicalization rules based on how
>particular characters are used or sequenced, at particular
>times, in particular languages because they are likely to have
>unexpected effects when those characters are used in what you
>call "silly strings".

ahh.  indeed.  definitely.

that is why nameprep should be limited to the simplest set of rules, rather 
than trying to be sophisticated.


>And it implies that we should probably
>not try to prohibit particular character sequences because the
>"never occur" in normal use of the relevant script to express
>the language with which it is typically used.

I agree entirely!

d/


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