Mapping other Digits to 0-9

[Vint Cerf]

andrew is correct as i recall with regard to protocol - the premise  
behind IDNA2008 is that mapping is not part of the specification.

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On Dec 5, 2008, at 2:13 PM, Andrew Sullivan wrote:

> On Fri, Dec 05, 2008 at 10:56:31AM -0800, Shawn Steele wrote:
>
>> It isn't just the Arabic script.  We can replace 0-9 with "native
>> digits" during rendering for any set of native digits, depending on
>> user settings.
>
> I thought we'd decided that, as a matter of principle, we were not
> going to do mappings in the protocol?  If the above is advice for
> implementers of user interfaces, then I think we're getting well into
> territory beyond the competence of the IETF.  If the above is advice
> for what the protocol should do, in order to enable those user agents,
> I think it runs contrary to our earlier plans.  Or have I  
> misunderstood?
>
> A
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