On Fri, Nov 08, 2019 at 11:10:10AM +0100, Edward Shryane via db-wg wrote: > DB-WG: > > - if (a), should the RIPE database automatically convert IDN domain names in > email addresses into punycode?
That is just a workaround for the general problem of having UTF8 in the DB. > - or if (b), should the RIPE database support UTF-8 for the domain part of > IDN email addresses? This is technically possible in the Whois server side, > but it's a large change for clients. We should make our minds about UTF8. One way or another. -- Piotr Strzyżewski
