[Note: header field too long; To & Cc header snapped - JS] At 07:12 AM 2/5/2002 +0000, D. J. Bernstein wrote: >Dave Crocker writes: > > we have moved from technical specification into analysis of human behavior > >Wake up, Dave: Human behavior is a central issue. The whole point of >IDNs is to improve the user interface. IDNs are supposed to allow >_humans_ to see non-ASCII glyphs in domain names.
wake up, dan. there is a difference between providing a richer set of characters, versus trying to solve open research topics in language equivalence or even script equivalence. >You say that the IETF is exceedingly bad at this. No argument there. but what the heck. let's insist that the IETF solve this open research topic anyhow, right? > > In point of fact, this "attack" has been performed, presumably with > > some success. > >You admit that some users have been fooled by domain names with similar >appearance, yet you continue to advocate that we allow domain names with >_identical_ appearance, names that can't be visually distinguished even >by the most careful reader. Provide an existing specification for solving this problem outside the domain name service. Provide a basis for believing that it has gained wide acceptance. Oh. You can't do that. wow. d/ > Wow. > >---Dan ---------- Dave Crocker <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Brandenburg InternetWorking <http://www.brandenburg.com> tel +1.408.246.8253; fax +1.408.273.6464
