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Fwd: Re: request for formation of the idn wg


Date: Thu, 30 Dec 1999 19:02:56 +0100
From: Patrik Fältström <paf@xxxxxxxx>
To: Marc Blanchet <Marc.Blanchet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, jseng@xxxxxxxxxxxx
cc: Thomas Narten <narten@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
        Erik Nordmark <nordmark@xxxxxxxxxxx>, Keith Moore <moore@xxxxxxxxxx>,
        IESG <iesg@xxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: request for formation of the idn wg
X-Mailer: Mulberry (MacOS) [2.0.0b6, s/n U-301169]

The IESG discussed this wg at todays telechat. The descision was to proceed this work, with appropriate advisors from Applications Area, in the Internet Area instead of Applications Area.

This proposed wg, which will be followed by many people including myself, will from now on be taken cared of by the Internet Area through Erik and Thomas.

Regards, Patrik

--On 99-12-17 18.36 -0500, Marc Blanchet <Marc.Blanchet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Patrick,
after the IETF bof in Washington, a mailing list has been setup to
discuss about the charter of the idn working group. We, co-chairs,
think that the people of the mailing list reach the concensus on the
charter (included in this email). The last revisions of the charter sent
to the mailing list had no remaining issues. We would like to request
the IESG to approve the formation of this new working group called idn.

Marc Blanchet and James Seng, co-chair

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Internationalized Domain Names (idn)
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Co-chairs
    James Seng jseng@xxxxxxxxxxxx
    Marc Blanchet Marc.Blanchet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Mailing List
    idn@xxxxxxxxxxxx
    subscription requests: idn-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx
    ftp://ops.ietf.org/pub/lists/idn*

The goal of the group is to investigate and specify the requirements for
supporting internationalized domain names.

The scope of the group is to investigate the possible means of doing this
and what technical impact they will have on the users of such names and on
other users and administrators of the domain name system.

The group will not address the question of what, if any, body should
administer or control usage of names that use this functionality.

The Action Item(s) for the Working Group are

   1. An Informational RFC specifying the requirements for encoding
      International characters into DNS names and records. The document
      should provide guidance for development solutions to this problem,
      taking localized (e.g. writing order) and related operational issues
      into consideration.

   2. An Informational RFC or RFC's documenting the various proposals
      and Implementations of Internationalization (i18n) of Domain Names.
      The document(s) should also provide a technical evaluation of the
      proposals by the Working Group.

Milestones:

    Jan 2000 First draft of the requirements document
    Feb 2000 First draft of the proposal document(s)
    Mar 2000 Presentation and discussion at IETF-Adelaide
    May 2000 Second version of the requirement document
    May 2000 Second version of proposal document(s)
    Jun 2000 IETF presentation and wg last call
    Jul 2000 Requirements and proposal(s) sent to IESG for publication
             as Informational




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Ste-Foy, Québec		| fax.: 418-266-5539
Canada, G1V 2M2		| radio: VA2-JAZ
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