On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 08:26:11PM +0200, Stefan Sels wrote:
> I just wanted to ask if there are intentions to support the new upcoming
> i18n RFCs 5335, 5336 and 5337 listed here:
>
> http://datatracker.ietf.org/wg/eai/
>
> 5336 defines an SMTP extension to allow the use of UTF8 within
> local-parts, the hostname part (i guess) is still handled via IDN.
My assessment is that EAI (as proposed in the RFCs you quote) is
a terrible design. I personally would prefer that nobody implement
these IMNSHO ill-conceived standards.
--
Viktor.
