Yes, I agree. Thanks, Ken.<div><br clear="all">Mark<br>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 10:28 PM, John C Klensin <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:klensin@jck.com">klensin@jck.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
Much better. Thanks.<br>
john<br>
<br>
<br>
--On Wednesday, 22 October, 2008 12:52 -0700 Kenneth Whistler<br>
<div><div></div><div class="Wj3C7c"><<a href="mailto:kenw@sybase.com">kenw@sybase.com</a>> wrote:<br>
<br>
> John said:<br>
><br>
>> Thanks. I will save this text in case there is agreement that<br>
>> it should be used. I believe that the first questions are the<br>
>> ones that Andrew stated implicitly: whether we believe<br>
>> Rationale should evolve in this direction and, then, whether<br>
>> this type of comment and pointer is the optimal (or only) one<br>
>> to make.<br>
>><br>
>> I also wonder whether the definition of a "technical<br>
>> character" is well understood within the community that might<br>
>> be reading that document.<br>
><br>
> See suggested clarification below.<br>
><br>
> --Ken<br>
><br>
>><br>
>> best,<br>
>> john<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> --On Wednesday, 22 October, 2008 17:36 +0200 Mark Davis<br>
>> <<a href="mailto:mark@macchiato.com">mark@macchiato.com</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
>> > [In 4.4. Registry Restrictions, after the first paragraph,<br>
>> > add:]<br>
>> ><br>
>> > Note: In constructing registry policies that disallow<br>
>> > historic or technical characters<br>
><br>
> --> characters used in historic writing systems or characters<br>
> whose use is restricted to specialized, highly technical<br>
> contexts,<br>
><br>
>> > to reduce opportunities for confusion,<br>
>> > some relevant information may be found at<br>
>> > [Unicode-Exclusions] and [Unicode-Security].<br>
><br>
> It could be restrung to read better, but that is a more<br>
> self-explanatory phrasing for the characters Mark has<br>
> in mind.<br>
><br>
> --Ken<br>
><br>
<br>
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