[idn] Re: IDN Charter

[Paul Hoffman / IMC <phoffman@imc.org>]

>The Action Item(s) for the Working Group are
>
>  1. An Informational RFC specifying the requirements for providing
>     Internationalized access to domain names. The document
>     should provide guidance for development solutions to this problem,
>     taking localized (e.g. writing order) and related operational issues
>     into consideration.
>
>  2. An Informational RFC or RFC's documenting the various proposals
>     and Implementations of Internationalization (i18n) of Domain Names.
>     The document(s) should also provide a technical evaluation of the
>     proposals by the Working Group.

The protocols will be *Informational* RFCs? That seems non-sensical to me. 
I think the second item should be the protocol(s) with at least one of them 
ready for standards track.

--Paul Hoffman, Director
--Internet Mail Consortium