Re: [idn] I-D ACTION:draft-ietf-idn-idna-08.txt

["Edmon Chung" <edmon@neteka.com>]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Adam M. Costello" <idn.amc+0@nicemice.net.RemoveThisWord>
> Edmon Chung <edmon@neteka.com> wrote:
>
> > non-ASCII requests are not "randomly misinterpreted", at least not in
> > NeDNS, they get uniquely resolved into the intended domain name that a
> > non-aware user is typing in.
>
> Really?  So if I type a name, and my IDN-unaware software blindly copies
> the name into a DNS request (which won't necessarily happen, but let's
> say it does), the server will match on the name I intended

Unless you are misinformed, yes you will be reaching the "intended" domain.


> That's what I mean by random misinterpretation.

Therefore it is not "random" and there is no "misinterpretation".

> > Adam, whether you like it or not, the reality is that non-ASCII
> > request are reaching registry name servers and whether you resolve
> > these domain names or not is the operator's choice.
>
> That's true, I'm just saying it's risky.  Whenever text is passed
> around without a charset tag (implicit or explicit), there is a risk of
> misinterpretation.
>
> and so people
> who want standard 8-bit names are turning to EDNS and/or new classes.

The point I am putting out is that it is a fact that non-ASCII request will
reach the registry and it is the registry's choice to resolve it or not.  A
new protocol is entirely another discussion and I think anyone in this group
knows very well.  Of course if we want to "standardize" a 8-bit transport we
would need extra bit-identifiers in the DNS packets whether by way of EDNS
or new class.  What I am saying is that in the public point of view what
users care is that their names work immediately, if not, they will be
confused and frustrated.  It is the engineer's responsibility to try their
best to match the user's expectation in deploying any technology, and mind
you these are the unsophisticated users.  Therefore registries that are
putting out multilingual domain names for registration should think long and
hard about their responsibility and try to accomodate their users the best
they can.  That is what I am saying.

Edmon