At 11:45 PM 10/4/2001, Eric A. Hall wrote: >My "base of experience" gives me an ability to follow current activities
It is "following" future events that is difficult. > > The physics of upgrading a large, infrastructure-critical service > > dictate a text-based encoding scheme. > >Debating this point requires more context. Certainly IP, BGP and many of >the other "large, infrastructure-critical services" don't rely on >text-based encodings. DNS itself is 8-bit clean The topic is the DNS and, apparently, you did not fully appreciate the postscript I placed at the end of my previous message. >What particular aspect of UTF-8 isn't "text-based" anyway? There is a difference between "octet" and "text". John K's recent note elaborated this point. > > It simply has no effect on significant system performance issues, other > > than transparency to the existing system... if an ACE is used. > >Transparency to users, admins and developers is also important. See my previous comment about confusing user interface issues with protocol issues. >Dan J. is not arguing for UTF-8 *ONLY*. That's a non-starter. The UDNS >proposal allows for a dual-mode structure When uDNS moves from proposal to specification, the real feasibility and tradeoffs associated with it can be debated. Until then, it is closer to a Rorschach test than a basis for technical debate. d/ ---------- Dave Crocker <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Brandenburg InternetWorking <http://www.brandenburg.com> tel +1.408.246.8253; fax +1.408.273.6464
