Re: [db-wg] Internationalized domain names in the data abase?

On Fri, Nov 08, 2019 at 11:10:10AM +0100, Edward Shryane via db-wg wrote:

DB-WG:

- if (a), should the RIPE database automatically convert IDN domain names in email addresses into punycode?

That is just a workaround for the general problem of having UTF8 in the DB.

- or if (b), should the RIPE database support UTF-8 for the domain part of IDN email addresses? This is technically possible in the Whois server side, but it's a large change for clients.

We should make our minds about UTF8. One way or another. -- Piotr Strzyżewski