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Re: [idn] Document Status?



I cannot agree more to Eric's analogy.  To me the key is that IDN has to be
used in multiple apps and it is therefore important we consider that.

> Furthermore, MIME and its constituent application protocols are being
> extended so that binary data *CAN* be transferred without being encoded
> first. Think about why this is so, and then ask yourself if the ability to
> transfer i18n domain names in binary form would also not be desirable, for
> the same kinds of reasons.

This is what IDNA has not provided us with and what we probably should
consider.  I am not sure when... but now might be a good time to start.

Edmon