Standardizing on IDNA 2003 in the URL Standard

[John Cowan]

John C Klensin scripsit:

> The distinction between mapping for something typed or otherwise
> specified directly by the user and a mapping requirement for domains
> or URLs/URIs stored in documents, search or DNS examination programs,
> and the like keeps getting lost in this set of discussions, but is
> really, seriously, important.

I'm not so sure.  In the end, URLs in documents tend to be typed by
the user too, it's just a different kind of user.  You could argue that
document editors should do the mapping themselves, but then you're back
to the old stand.

> best,
>    john
> 
> And, again, 

Ceterum censeo ...

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