Suggested Practices for Registration of Internationalized Domain Names (IDN)
draft-klensin-reg-guidelines-08

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         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. 

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Ballot Text

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.

RFC Editor Note