Re: length restrictions on IDN label

James Seng wrote:

>Let me repeat again,
>
>the restriction is octet(ToASCII(X)) <= 63 (sorry, forget the =).
>
>The length restriction of a domain name (incidently, UTF-8 encoded string
>which looks like domain name is not a domain name) in a DNS UDP packet is
>something beyond this working group. 
>
The restriction orginated from RFC1035 affects all  label 
creation/validations.
And "octet(ToASCII(X)) <= 63" seems to loosen the restrictions about
8bit labels. That is why i think RFC1035 restriction is about to be 
obsoleted.

>Please bring it to the DNSEXT working  group.
>
As a novice IETF pariticpant, I have little experience with DNSEXT WG.
Would  Area Directors make comment on this issue, Erik ?

Soobok Lee