On Mon, Sep 02, 2002 at 11:09:29AM +0900, YangWoo Ko wrote: > On Sun, Sep 01, 2002 at 09:34:26PM +0200, Simon Josefsson wrote: > > Soobok Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > > > I often run xterm and then launch MUTT (or PINE). > > > Even if MUTT would become IDNA-aware in the future, copy & paste operations > > > grab the IDN-like strings directly from the xterm, not from the MUTT. > > > So, the MUTT cannot have any opportunity to toss ACE-encod the IDN into the > > > receiving applications or the clip board area. Text-based MUA does not have > > > any copy&paste support to/from it. Xterm does all the job. > > > > The specifications seems quite clear on what should happen here -- if > > there is no negotiation, ACE should be used. TTY MUAs therefor must > > display ACE strings as there is no negotiation between xterm and the > > MUA that an IDNA string is being displayed. > > Dear Simon, > > Oops. Then I will encounter very ugly environment in the near future.
Yes, if and only if we enforce that the copy & paste buffer should *always* be filled with the ACE-encoded IDN . Otherwise,if we also allow in the paste buffer other local-charset-encoded IDN , instead, various interoperability problems will arise. Both situations seem ugly... :-) Soobok Lee
