At 01:32 PM 2/4/2002 -0800, Paul Hoffman / IMC wrote: >Of course, the character variant problem exists in many different >languages, not just in Chinese. Because of this, each registry or zone >that includes IDN names needs to make decisions about name equivalence >(and therefore multiple registrations) before they enter any IDN names >into their zone. Based on this input during Working Group last call from >the CDNC, it seems clear that we need to explain these points more in the >IDNA document.
This approach has some major benefits. 1. It acknowledges the basic issue. 2. It moves the handling of the issue to a venue better able to resolve it. 3. It avoid major complexities being added to the IDN/DNS protocol. d/ ---------- Dave Crocker <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Brandenburg InternetWorking <http://www.brandenburg.com> tel +1.408.246.8253; fax +1.408.273.6464
