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

on 6/10/2002 12:54 PM Dave Crocker said the following:

> The interpretation of domain name strings is not subject to 
> application-specific choice.

Not in the current design it isn't.

> The DNS is a single, unified, global service and it defines its own 
> strings.  Interpretation (comparison) of strings must work the same in all 
> cases.

That is historically and technically erroneous. Applications can and do
define their own formatting rules and interpretations.

> What you are seeking is in fundamental opposition to global 
> interoperability of the DNS.

Reread the thread. What I seek is already offered in STD13 labels.

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