>Secondly, the proposed nameserver will definitely handle the original form >of DNS...
OK, in context, I thought you were talking about dropping 7-bit stuff altogether. >So, the idea is to respond in ACE if asked in ACE; respond in 8 if asked in >8 (also include the associated ACE to be used incase destination >servers...http/mail/etc... are not upgraded). OK, so then what's the advantage of UTF-8 over ACE? The range of expression is the same; and, if you're replying with both, then the packet size doesn't shrink. /========================================================\ |John Stracke |Principal Engineer | |[EMAIL PROTECTED] |Incentive Systems, Inc.| |http://www.incentivesystems.com |My opinions are my own.| |========================================================| |What if there were no hypothetical questions? | \========================================================/