Re: [idn] length restrictions on IDN label

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

Soobok Lee wrote:

> James Seng wrote:
>
> > Therefore, a UTF-8 string which was somehow squeeze into the DNS 
> > packet has
> > no meaning right now.
> >
> > IDNA do not ignore the possibility of using UTF-8 in DNS Packet. But 
> > the use
> > is yet to be defined. Until it is defined, it is useless to discuss that
> > possibility.
> >
> >  
> Your argument stands only in DNS on-the-wire context. IN all other 
> protocol/display
> contexts, utf8 labels are legitimate domain labels. That is why zone 
> admins may input
> their labels in utf8 into their zone files and
of course, the dns server may read them and convert into ACE forms on 
the fly in reading
zone files. Just to prevent misunderstating the sentence. Soobok Lee