Re: [idn] NSI Multilingual Testbed Information (fwd)

[Rick H Wesson <wessorh@ar.com>]

James,

On Fri, 25 Aug 2000, James Seng wrote:

> NSI Registry approached is that for each domain names in any languages,
> you have to submit different encoding you wish to support. In other
> words, if you registered YAHOO.com in (where YAHOO is in Chinese) in
> GBK, you have to submit another application that you like this to be in
> BIG5.

why is this an optimal solution?
 

> So no, NSI Registry does knows encoding != language. They are not
> clueless as most people likes to think NSI Registrar is.

I never implied that NSI Registry was clueless.
 
> Additional application of encoding per domain name does not neccessary
> means it is additional registration, neither does it implies there is
> addition cost. I believe that details have not work into the RRP yet.

AFAIK, only an encoding tag will be added to RRP.
 
> I am wearing multiples hats here so pardon me if I have to be careful
> what I am allowed to say and what is not (yet), e.g. Clarification of
> public knowledge.

could you disclose your hapt, do you work for NSI Registry?

thanks,

-rick