Browser IDN display policy: opinions sought

[Gervase Markham]

On 21/12/11 08:42, Abdulrahman I. ALGhadir wrote:
> I think currently both ICANN and IANA maintain a public list for new
> IDNs and their supported script/language, see the 2 lists: - IANA :
> http://www.iana.org/domains/idn-tables/ - ICANN:
> http://www.icann.org/en/topics/idn/fast-track/string-evaluation-completion-en.htm
>
>  These 2 lists can be easily combined and amended with some extra
> fields to suit the application developer needs. For example,
> additional field can be added to cover supported languages and
> scripts that will help applications safely to display U-Labels
> instead of A-Labels when the language/script rules is met.

Hi Abdulrahman,

As I understand it, these sites are merely records of policy; no
restrictions are imposed. So if .newtld decided to register with IANA to
say "we accept every character", then the tables would duly record that
fact, despite there being a big potential problem.

So, unless I have missed something, such lists are of no help in this
situation.

Gerv