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Internet-Draft draft-bormann-dispatch-modern-network-unicode-03.txt is now
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   Title:   Modern Network Unicode
   Author:  Carsten Bormann
   Name:    draft-bormann-dispatch-modern-network-unicode-03.txt
   Pages:   15
   Dates:   2023-08-31

Abstract:

   BCP18 (RFC 2277) has been the basis for the handling of character-
   shaped data in IETF specifications for more than a quarter of a
   century now.  It singles out UTF-8 (STD63, RFC 3629) as the "charset"
   that MUST be supported, and pulls in the Unicode standard with that.

   Based on this, RFC 5198 both defines common conventions for the use
   of Unicode in network protocols and caters for the specific
   requirements of the legacy protocol Telnet.  In applications that do
   not need Telnet compatibility, some of the decisions of RFC 5198 can
   be cumbersome.

   The present specification defines "Modern Network Unicode" (MNU),
   which is a form of RFC 5198 Network Unicode that can be used in
   specifications that require the exchange of plain text over networks
   and where just mandating UTF-8 may not be sufficient, but there is
   also no desire to import all of the baggage of RFC 5198.

   As characters are used in different environments, MNU is defined in a
   one-dimensional (1D) variant that is useful for identifiers and
   labels, but does not use a structure of lines.  A 2D variant is
   defined for text that is a sequence of text lines, such as plain text
   documents or markdown format.  Additional variances of these two base
   formats can be used to tailor MNU to specific areas of application.

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