Re: [idn] compatibility chars in draft-ietf-idn-nameprep

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

At 8:13 AM +1000 8/16/00, Frank Ernens wrote:
>I believe that all characters specified by the Unicode
>standard as compatibility characters should be prohibited.
>(But not all non-compatibility characters should be allowed.)

These are all very good arguments.

>If the document is amended to say "all Unicode compatibility
>characters are prohibited", the list of prohibited characters
>is greatly shortened from what is currently in the document,
>and may be reducible to a small stable set.

Exactly right. It constrains what users can enter, but this might be 
a Good Thing for stability and manageability.

How do others feel about this proposal?

--Paul Hoffman, Director
--Internet Mail Consortium