[db-wg] NWI-11 Internationalised Domain Names

Hi Gert,

On 07.07.20 15:03, Gert Doering wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On Tue, Jul 07, 2020 at 02:53:47PM +0200, Benedikt Neuffer via db-wg wrote:
>> I don't get it. Does the RIPE DB prevent the usage of punycode?
>>
>> Can someone give me an example, where punycode doesn't work or why
>> punycode isn't good enough?
> 
> From what I understand, the intent is to convert incoming e-mail:
> attributes in "non-punycode format" to punycode before storing in the DB.
> 
> I do not have a very strong opinion on this proposed implementation.
> 
> 
> In the long run, I think punycode is a horrible, horrible hack and must
> die in flames.  So if we can have a proper database with proper charset
> support, my surname would appreciate.
> 
> And yes, this will most likely involve UTF-8 internally and export filters
> (I do not want to see UTF-8, ever, if I can have ISO8859-15 instead - yeah,
> come, sue me)

I think at the moment it would be easier to update the clients to
convert punycode in whatever encoding you prefer.

Regards,
Benedikt