Re: [idn] Re: character tables

Gervase Markham <gerv@mozilla.org> Wed, 02 March 2005 23:51 UTC

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John C Klensin wrote:
> So my conclusion is that we need a mixed
> protocol-registry-browser strategy.  That strategy, IMO, should
> shifted the processing burdens as much as possible to the first
> two.  And I think that notions that the problem can or should be
> solved in any of those three places alone are probably misguided.

Absolutely. A strategy which involves changes all the way down the line 
is going to have the best chance of quashing the problem.

Gerv