Re: [idn] Tilde

[tedd <tedd@sperling.com>]

> At 10:14 AM -0400 8/9/04, tedd wrote:
> > For reasons beyond me, in IDNS the Tilde (code point 007E) is 
> > prohibited, but the Tilde Operator (code point 223C) is not.
>
> All ASCII characters that were not allowed by STD3 were continued to 
> be not allowed. This was due to the fact that many of them were 
> being used as special characters in other protocol elements such as 
> URIs.
>
> --Paul Hoffman, Director
> --Internet Mail Consortium

Paul:

Not that it makes any functional difference, but is the Tilde (code 
point 007E) actually used in other protocol elements, or is it just a 
member of a range (i.e., all ACSII) that is reserved for possible 
use, or do you know?

Thanks for your comment and reply.

tedd
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