Re: [idn] Re: 7 bits forever!

["David Leung \(Neteka Inc.\)" <david@neteka.com>]

> >> >That is, if we start thinking about "8+ everywhere" instead of "ACE
> >> >everywhere" scenario, then how we can get there from here.
> >>
> >> Same question: if you have a non-backwards-compatible server, how do
> you
> >> get people to use it?
> >
> >Non-backwards-compatible server? A server that wont handle ASCII and only
> >handles UTF8... : >
>
> No, a nameserver that won't handle the original form of DNS.  The original
> DNS packet format obviously can't cope with 8-bit labels, so a server that
> sent native UTF-8 in its replies (or a resolver that sent native UTF-8 in
> its queries) would break compatibility.

A NS that won't handle original form of DNS... which is what I said above,
where would be a NS that only handles UTF8 but not the "original"(LDH)
form... that's interesting, I would wanna see that implementation too : )