Re: [idn] Unicode tagging

["Edmon" <edmon@neteka.com>]

> >  > >We dont know whether some day we might go beyond UCS-4.
> >>
> >>  This is just plain silly. In fact, it is likely that we will only
> >>  need a tiny fraction of the space allowed by UCS-4, and there are
> >>  moves by ISO to make that clear.
> >>
> >
> >I dont think we want to be too sure.  We see today how difficult it is to
go
> >from ASCII to multilingual, it is our responsibility to create a system
that
> >will be useful and flexible for the future.
>
> If you are going against the wisdom of ISO and the Unicode
> Consortium, I think it is incumbent on you to propose a solution so
> we can see if it is better than theirs. Give us some idea (and maybe
> even numbers) about the problem, and then propose a solution.
>

I am not challenging the wisdom of ISO nor the Unicode Consortium, in fact I
respect the initiative a lot.  My point is that for the DNS or other
techonology for that matter, it is better to use preventive engineering.

>
> --Paul Hoffman, Director
> --Internet Mail Consortium

Edmon