Preparation, Enforcement, and Comparison of Internationalized Strings Representing Nicknames
RFC 8266, “Preparation, Enforcement, and Comparison of Internationalized Strings Representing Nicknames”, is a Proposed Standard document published in October 2017 by P. Saint-Andre. It obsoletes RFC 7700. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document describes methods for handling Unicode strings representing memorable, human-friendly names (called "nicknames", "display names", or "petnames") for people, devices, accounts, websites, and other entities. This document obsoletes RFC 7700.
What “Proposed Standard” means
An entry-level standards-track specification: stable, peer-reviewed and a solid basis for implementation, though it may still evolve before becoming an Internet Standard.
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