Re: [idn] hostname history hell

[Patrik Fältström <paf@cisco.com>]

--On 01-11-21 11.26 -0600 "Eric A. Hall" <ehall@ehsco.com> wrote:

> I think it is fair to say that the current discussion is about i18n domain
> names and host identifiers, and what is legal vs illegal for those names.
> It is starting to bump into nameprep but I wouldn't call it a
> repeat/update to nameprep at this point.
> 
> For example, nameprep doesn't prohibit leading/trailing hyphens, although
> there seems to be consensus that they should be prohibited in i18n host
> identifiers.
> 
> If the thread keeps moving in its current direction, there may be a need
> to update nameprep. I also think nameprep is providing valuable input to
> the hostname restrictions (control exclusions are good). I would hope that
> this is being seen as refinement of consensus rather than competition.

Ok. I get it. Thanks!

I have understood that there is a discussion about "what is the difference
between host name and domain name", and, yes, I have seen that before. I am
happy being in the peanut gallery while that goes on :-)

   paf