> Date: 2005-02-01 18:43 > From: The IESG <iesg-secretary@xxxxxxxx> > To: IETF-Announce <ietf-announce@xxxxxxxx> > CC: namedroppers@xxxxxxxxxxxx > The IESG has received a request from the DNS Extensions WG to consider the > following document: > > - 'Domain Name System (DNS) Case Insensitivity Clarification ' > Â Â<draft-ietf-dnsext-insensitive-05.txt> as a Proposed Standard > > The IESG plans to make a decision in the next few weeks, and solicits > final comments on this action. ÂPlease send any comments to the > iesg@xxxxxxxx or ietf@xxxxxxxx mailing lists by 2005-02-15. Bravo! I have one question and one related note: Q: Why is the reference to "ASCII" given as the 1968 version rather than ANSI INCITS 4-1986 (R2002)? [N.B. no typos, the dates really are 1968 and 1986] On a related note, RFC 2822 introduced a syntactic mechanism to prohibit line folding within the domain part of message identifiers. One individual regards that as a declaration that the domain names in such identifiers have magically become case-sensitive (refs: http://www.imc.org/ietf-822/mail-archive/msg04712.html http://www.imc.org/ietf-822/mail-archive/msg04876.html http://www.imc.org/ietf-822/mail-archive/msg04909.html http://www.imc.org/ietf-822/mail-archive/msg04969.html ). It has been an item on my list of things to do to write a draft clarifying the syntactic issue, and its null effect on the right-hand side of identifier semantics as domain indication, reaffirming case- insensitivity. It would be nice if the draft under discussion were to address that specific issue, obviating the need for a separate document clarifying 2822. On the other hand, if it does not, at least it can serve as a reference for such a separate document. _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf