>> 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. >The advantage is there are applications that support UTF8 already but there >are no software(except certain iDN client software) that support ACE yet, so >why not use UTF8 on protocol, so from applications to protocol there will be >less conversions.
OK, but that's a really minor win; you're talking about *maybe* a few hundred extra memory-to-memory copies (for large queries/responses)--and they're all on the client side (a DNS server with ACE doesn't have to decode the ACE), so they don't affect scalability of the DNS. That's a much smaller cost than introducing an incompatible format. /=================================================================\ |John Stracke |Principal Engineer | |[EMAIL PROTECTED] |Incentive Systems, Inc. | |http://www.incentivesystems.com |My opinions are my own. | |=================================================================| |"Hastur was paranoid, which was simply a sensible...well-adjusted| |reaction to living in Hell." --_Good Omens_ | \=================================================================/
