consensus Call: TATWEEL

[Michael Everson]

Dear Vint,

I do not know if I have a "vote" but I think it should be DISALLOWED.  
As it has no semantic content, it cannot be used to distinguish two  
domains, and in fact its only use could be for spoofing.

On 22 Mar 2009, at 15:32, Vint Cerf wrote:

> Based on the on-line exchanges, it appears to me that the general
> consensus is to ban TATWEEL by exception (ie. make it DISALLOWED).
>
> Please respond with:
>
> YES (ie make it DISALLOWED)
>
> NO (ie leave it PVALID)
>
> OTHER: <explain what you propose>
>
> I will tally the responses arriving by April 4, midnight, EDT.
>
>
>
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