AFAIK Apple software doesn’t have a problem with length, just the pattern, which currently follows the spec. If you propose changing it, there needs to be a new spec, and a considerable period of time (preferably a year) to adjust to it. Thanks, Deborah
On Sep 24, 2021, at 1:30 PM, Paul Eggert <eggert@CS.UCLA.EDU> wrote:
On 9/24/21 1:08 PM, Deborah Goldsmith via tz wrote:
Specifically, this is what is documented and this is what our software supports:
Yes, thanks to you (and to others) for bringing this up. It's become clear that we should stick to that naming convention for our next release.
That being said, we will likely need more flexibility in the not-too-distant future. Please take a look at the email I sent to Almaz Mingaleev (who raised the same topic).
https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/tz/2021-September/030715.html