One could also mention the real technical challenges in implementing non-ASCII characters in the relevant applications. It's certainly not a simple "just do it" concept, see for example: http://www.cisco.com/web/about/ac123/ac147/archived_issues/ipj_11-1/111_idns.html Ole Ole J. Jacobsen Editor and Publisher, The Internet Protocol Journal Cisco Systems Tel: +1 408-527-8972 Mobile: +1 415-370-4628 E-mail: ole@xxxxxxxxx URL: http://www.cisco.com/ipj _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf