Re: [idn] Thoughts on nameprep

[D. J. Bernstein]

> > Patrik and Martin have repeatedly told us that the answer is yes. Users
> > will see Japanese domain names in print and type half-width kana into
> > the computer, Patrik says. They'll expect to connect to the same site.
> I would appreciate you stopping modify and falsify what pepople talk 
> about on this mailing list,

Patrik and Martin on 2001-01-06, 2001-01-07, and 2001-01-08 specifically
mentioned half-width kana as an example of the importance of converting
bad names to good names.

We're supposed to believe that users will be confused if half-width kana
aren't treated the same way as full-width kana in domain names. ``There
are quite a few cases where the degree of determinism and success can be
significantly improved for the end user by additional foldings,'' Martin
said. ``The best example probably is the full-width/half-width folding
for Japanese and some other contexts.''

It now appears that this ``best example'' is bogus. Users won't be
confused at all.

---Dan