[Ietf-not43] Internationalization issues in the registry (Was: requirements diffs

[Patrick]

On Wed, Aug 07, 2002 at 03:46:07PM +0200, Stephane Bortzmeyer took time to write:
> On Tue, Aug 06, 2002 at 05:36:52PM +0200,
>  Patrick <patrick@gandi.net> wrote 
>  a message of 39 lines which said:
> 
> > clearly specifies future directions to be in accordance with new RFCs
> > (that is after IDN WG produces them), and is built with XML which is
> > already happy with UTF-8.
> 
> It is not only an issue with IDN. The LibertyRMS test bed does not
> allow contact information in Unicode either ("syntax error"). And I
> assume most (all?)  EPP servers will do the same.

Again, maybe I was not clear :
the libertyRMS test best (or any other) is not authoritative at all.
The fact that it today does not do something that may or should be
done in the future is no indication at all there is a problem...
except the fact that the software will need to be updated in the
future.

BTW some EPP Registries works without problems with Unicode caracters
in contact. Our own toolkit handles that without problems.

> > Current implementations may not support it, but it is just a matter
> > of upgrading them when the time arrives ;-)
> 
> Let's cross our fingers. I'm not really optimistic.

I do not understand. When Registries will need to do true Unicode
domain names they will update their software, that is all.

And besides, I will dare to say that it would be a small update.

Patrick.