[Ietf-not43] issues and questions on FIRS

[Leslie Daigle]

And I don't think we know (precisely) which bullet we're
talking about biting.

Which is why it makes sense to me to split it into 2 separate
types of query.

Note that, were I designing software for an enterprise product,
I would probably choose differently.  But this is Internet
infrastructure -- which changes slowly, and where operators
of such services want precision in their requirements because
they have systems to run at 5 9's.

Leslie.

Eric A. Hall wrote:
> on 8/17/2003 9:56 PM Leslie Daigle wrote:
> 
> 
>>I disagree that it is appropriate to be architecting the CRISP
>>system such that UTF-8 is sent in a query that is supposed to be
>>about domain names.
>>
>>Today, domain names are still defined as ascii, and the
>>requirements talk about the ability to lookup domain names, not
>>"internationalized domain names".
> 
> 
> These are valid concerns but at the same time, it's important to recognize
> that it will be much more difficult to graft deep i18n support onto the
> service later than to build it in up-front. Slapping a facade on it later
> isn't going to hold up when everybody is poking around at the database
> innards (and this becomes more likely as more services get layered on),
> while changing the database contents won't be an option. Much better to
> bite the bullet now and build in the deep support from the start. That's
> my vote anyway.
>