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Jorge Godoy <godoy@metalab.unc.edu> writes:

> Simon Josefsson <simon@xn--rksmrgs-5wao1o.josefsson.org> writes:
>
>> If you install GNU Libidn [1] and load gnus-idna.el from the contrib
>> directory in CVS, this mail should appear as being sent from
>> simon@räksmörgås.josefsson.org and you can reply to and it will appear
>> the same way in the message buffer and it will be delivered correctly.
>>
>> If you don't, you'll get a xn--rksmrgs-5wao1o instead, which might not
>> be as tasty, but should work anyhow.
>>
>> [1] <http://www.gnu.org/software/libidn/>
>
> Isn't the use of non-ASCII against RFCs?

Technically it still is ASCII, although it can be decoded into Unicode
if you know the trick, like QP.  See
http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-ietf-idn-idna-14.txt which
is approved as a RFC for the details.