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Re: [ietf-dkim] ISSUE: non-ascii header text

2011-04-13 17:42:54
Dave CROCKER wrote:

On 4/13/2011 10:31 AM, J.D. Falk wrote:
I'm generally in favor of updating the document to match the current state 
of IDN and EAI work, but I don't know it well enough to comment 
intelligently on whether John's proposed text does so.


as phrased, I'll disagree with this.

one spec should not try to track fluid developments of other specs.  
it should cite stable specs, and preferably ones that have 
gained adoption.

anything more than that is attempting to predict the future.  in the 
case of internationalized character issues, that's proved 
problematic for at least 20 years...

+1.

-- 
HLS


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