Re: [idn] Mixed TC/SC (was Re: Layer 2 and "idn identities")

[Rick H Wesson <wessorh@ar.com>]

David,


On Fri, 7 Dec 2001, David Hopwood wrote:

> liana Ye wrote:
> > We are discussing how the registrars to "avoid registering mixed scripts
> > 'names' ". Can you suggest any way of doing this, or any feasible guidelines?
>
> It's fairly trivial: define a formal syntax that registrars can check
> against for domains that should exclude mixed names.
>
> The general form of that syntax would be:

The only entity that can define what is and is not allowed in domain names
(not host names) is ICANN and although they have doen it before, it
doesn't happen often.

If you want to continue down this path I suggest you submit a proposal to
the DNSO and that it is not a path we wish to take in this wg.

-rick