RE: [idn] Comments on IDNA/stringprep/nameprep

["Kent Karlsson" <kentk@md.chalmers.se>]

> Note the first two words. Stringprep is already being used by other 
> protocols that have nothing to do with DNS, such as iSCSI names.

It's a "00" DRAFT.  It cannot possibly (reasonably) already be *used*.


> >   At least I would find a "hostnameprep" with deltas
> >for similar domain name preps a much more manageable approach.
> 
> But would make all other string preparation documents much 
> harder to read.

The 'deltas' approch works very well for collation.  One big
'default' table and a number of (most often small) deltas.
I don't see why that approach would make things difficult here.
To me, and I guess to others, it's easier to handle just *one*
targe table (with parts; here: map, prohibit, unassigned) and
a number of small changes, than to handle multiple large tables
that may have arbitrary and unemphasised differences.

		Kind regards
		/kent k