Folks, Since the idea of restricting iDNS to require only implementation on the server has been appearing a number of times. We need to shoot this idea dead. It has nothing to do with networking or the IETF. If something is restricted to be within a machine, it is not networking. Unfortunately, iDNS requires sending an "international" string between a DNS client and a DNS server. That IS a networking activity, and it means that there must be a protocol between client and server, supporting that international string, such as UTF-8. So anyone who thinks that iDNS can be restricted to a server needs to consider how the iDNS string shows up at the server. d/ >I feel a server side implementation is more appropriate for the long run, >and to my understanding there are companies that already have technologies >that do similar transformations and will work for international user, by >simply setting up root servers that will resolve those names, and in worst >case senario, the client has to set the networking of their machine to >query a name server that can convert the translated string. > >So again I do not see why we are discussing Walid's patent?? Even if we >have a majority of people here ---------- Dave Crocker <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Brandenburg InternetWorking <http://www.brandenburg.com> tel: +1.408.246.8253; fax: +1.408.273.6464
