Re: [idn] Document Status?

[Dave Crocker <dhc@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 05:38 PM 9/3/2002 -0400, Edmon Chung wrote:
> 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.

TCP is used in multiple apps.  I guess we had better not standardize it 
until we have considered that.

HTTP is used in multiple apps.  I guess we...

You are confusing host-specific implementation issues with network protocol 
issues.

> > Furthermore, MIME and its constituent application protocols are being
> > extended so that binary data *CAN* be transferred ...
>
> 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.

Actually, now is a particularly bad time to start.

Starting now provides excellent distraction from the necessary focus on the 
immediate work, namely IDNA.

d/


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