RFC 2825 · INFORMATIONAL · 2000

A Tangled Web: Issues of I18N, Domain Names, and the Other Internet protocols

Overview

RFC 2825, “A Tangled Web: Issues of I18N, Domain Names, and the Other Internet protocols”, is an Informational document published in May 2000 by IAB, L. Daigle. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document is a statement by the Internet Architecture Board. It is not a protocol specification, but an attempt to clarify the range of architectural issues that the internationalization of domain names faces. This memo provides information for the Internet community.

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What “Informational” means

Published for the general information of the community. It does not define an IETF standard and carries no standards-track status.

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