Re: [idn] UTC feedback

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

> well, then if you have 10 accented characters, you have to register every 
> combination... a lot of $$$ for the registries, but not very useful for the 
> user (both the registrant and the internet user that access that domain 
> name)... also, since the registrant wants all those  combinations to be 
> equivalent, then he needs to synchronise all this data together, not 
> forgetting one.  for example, if he wants to change its dns servers for 
> those domain names, then all should be changed.

I can't imagine that this would be a good way to do it.  Even if there
were a RR in the zone file for each of the (2**10 ?!) spellings of the 
label multiplied by the number of name servers, this doesn't have to 
mean multiple registrations.   a single registration should result in the 
creation of all of the necessary zone file entries.

but it also seems like we'd want some way to not have to put each
entry in the zone file separately - rather, have each entry that
lacks one or more of the accented characters generated from the 
"master" entry which has all of the accented characters.

it would still be necessary to check for collisions between
the non-accented versions at registration time.

Keith