Re: [idn] Re: Document Status?

[Soobok Lee <lsb@postel.co.kr>]

On Mon, Sep 02, 2002 at 11:09:29AM +0900, YangWoo Ko wrote:
> On Sun, Sep 01, 2002 at 09:34:26PM +0200, Simon Josefsson wrote:
> > Soobok Lee <lsb@postel.co.kr> writes:
> > >
> > > I often run xterm and then launch MUTT (or PINE).
> > > Even if MUTT would become IDNA-aware in the future, copy & paste operations 
> > > grab the IDN-like strings directly from the xterm, not from the MUTT.
> > > So, the MUTT cannot have any opportunity to toss ACE-encod the IDN into the 
> > > receiving applications or the clip board area. Text-based MUA does not have
> > > any copy&paste support to/from it. Xterm does all the job.
> > 
> > The specifications seems quite clear on what should happen here -- if
> > there is no negotiation, ACE should be used.  TTY MUAs therefor must
> > display ACE strings as there is no negotiation between xterm and the
> > MUA that an IDNA string is being displayed.
> 
> Dear Simon,
> 
> Oops. Then I will encounter very ugly environment in the near future.

Yes, if and only if we enforce that the copy & paste buffer should *always* be filled 
with the ACE-encoded IDN . Otherwise,if we also allow in the paste buffer 
other local-charset-encoded IDN , instead, various interoperability problems 
will arise. Both situations seem ugly... :-)

Soobok Lee