Re: IDN (was Did anyone tell Microsoft yet?)

moore(_at_)cs(_dot_)utk(_dot_)edu (Keith Moore)  wrote on 26.04.02 in 
<200204270111(_dot_)g3R1B0e08273(_at_)astro(_dot_)cs(_dot_)utk(_dot_)edu>:

> , there was
> significant objection at the time to *ever* expecting systems
> to be 8-bit clean,
There was *WHAT*?!

Now if I've ever heard of an offense in  protocol design worth shooting,  
this certainly qualifies.

That is absolutely inexcusable.

And I thought the original 7 bit decision was stupid. That was still far  
saner than *this*!

MfG Kai