Re: [idn] proposed i18n naming rules

[Mark.Andrews@isc.org]

> 
> Mark.Andrews@isc.org wrote:
> 
> > I'll put it another way.  Your plan requires that registries
> > delegate both normalised and (potentially multiple)
> > unnormalised forms of every delegation.  If they just
> > delegate the normalised form the unnormalised request may
> > not match against normalised delegation.
> 
> Why do illegal delegations have to be provided? Illegal queries do not
> have to be matched. The onus is on the client to ensure they generate
> valid lookups, not the server.

	Shall I put it in ASCII terms. 

	The DNS is now case sensitive.
	When looking up HOSTNAMES you will down case all entries.
	When looking up non hostnames preserve the case.

	Now lookup "foo.ExAmPlE.com" for both TXT and A records.

	Mark
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