Re: [Fwd: Re: [idn] Unicode tagging]

[Keith Moore <moore@cs.utk.edu>]

> > >         I consider an IDN to be a kind of DNS name.  So I'm still
> > > confused by your phrasing.  In which way are "only DNS names"
> > > not "IDNs" in your terminology ?  What would be an example of an
> > > "IDN" that is not a "DNS name" in a timeframe where IDNs exist ?
> > 
> > the way I'm using the terms, DNS names are pure ascii.  IDNs are not
> > constrained to pure ASCII.  and I try not to presume that IDNs are a
> > form of DNS names.
> 
> Well, this shows that we do not agree on what to call things.

I find it useful to draw a distinction between the present-day *use* of 
DNS (agreed that the DNS doesn't restrict which octets can appear in
labels) and the IDN service (with mechanisms not yet defined) that we 
are trying to create.  Using a different name for each allows me
to draw a contrast between the two in discussions.

Keith