Re: [idn] Re: IDN Charter

[Bill Manning <bmanning@ISI.EDU>]

% >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


	The first is a requirements doc, not a protocol spec and so
	informational is 'prolly right.
	The second suite should be experimental.


--bill