Re: [idn] One profile for domain names, or many?

["Eric A. Hall" <ehall@ehsco.com>]

on 6/13/2002 12:59 PM John C Klensin wrote:

> As I indicated in one of my recent long notes, I'd like to make
> sure we can define new stuff (certainly Classes and probably
> RRs), with different rules.  Examples:

I have no problem with class-specific rules. Servers reject queries for
unknown classes so there is no conflict in the normal scenario.

I would greatly prefer that new RRs in the IN class only use stringprep
profiles and the i18n namespace if they need eight-bit data, simply
because the data-typing provides benefits. However, if an application
needs to store eight-bit RR-specific data -- and if the application is
specifically willing to forego any ACE conversion -- then I see no reason
to prohibit it.

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