Suggested Practices for Registration of Internationalized Domain Names (IDN)
RFC 4290
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From: The IESG <iesg-secretary@ietf.org> To: RFC Editor <rfc-editor@rfc-editor.org> Cc: The IESG <iesg@ietf.org>, <iana@iana.org>, ietf-announce@ietf.org Subject: Re: Informational RFC to be: draft-klensin-reg-guidelines-09.txt The IESG has no problem with the publication of 'Suggested Practices for Registration of Internationalized Domain Names (IDN)' <draft-klensin-reg-guidelines-09.txt> as an Informational RFC. The IESG would also like the IRSG or RFC-Editor to review the comments in the datatracker (https://datatracker.ietf.org/public/pidtracker.cgi?command=view_id&dTag=10455&rfc_flag=0) related to this document and determine whether or not they merit incorporation into the document. Comments may exist in both the ballot and the comment log. The IESG contact person is Margaret Wasserman. A URL of this Internet-Draft is: http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-klensin-reg-guidelines-09.txt The process for such documents is described at http://www.rfc-editor.org/indsubs.html. Thank you, The IESG Secretary
Technical Summary This document explores the issues in registration of internationalized domain names (IDNs). The basic IDN definition potentially allows a very large number of possible characters in domain names, and this richness may lead to serious user confusion about similar-looking names. To avoid this confusion, it is necessary for the IDN registration process to impose rules that disallow some otherwise-valid name combinations. This document suggests a set of mechanisms that registries might use to define and implement such rules, including adaptation of methods developed for Chinese, Japanese, and Korean domain names to other languages and scripts. Working Group Summary This is an RFC Edtior individual submission, not a WG work item. Protocol Quality This document was reviewed for the RFC Editor by Patrik Faltstom and updated based on his feedback. He now claims that it is ready for publication. I circulated this document to the DNS Directorate and received no objections to publication. I have also reviewed the document. Note to RFC Editor Dear RFC Editor, The IESG has not found any conflict between this document and IETF work. If you choose to publish this document, please do so with the standard IESG Note included below. Thank you! IESG Note (for inclusion in the document) This RFC is not a candidate for any level of Internet Standard. The IETF disclaims any knowledge of the fitness of this RFC for any purpose and notes that the decision to publish is not based on IETF review apart from IESG review for conflict with IETF work. The RFC Editor has chosen to publish this document at its discretion. See RFC 3932 for more information.