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INTERNET STANDARD

Obsoletes:

RFC 973,RFC 882,RFC 883

Updated by:

RFC 1101,RFC 1183,RFC 1348,RFC 1876,RFC 1982,RFC 2065,RFC 2181,RFC 2308,RFC 2535,RFC 4033,RFC 4034,RFC 4035,RFC 4343,RFC 4035,RFC 4592,RFC 5936,RFC 8020,RFC 8482,RFC 8767,RFC 9471

Author:

P. Mockapetris

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[Legacy]

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DOI:  https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC1034

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Abstract

This RFC is the revised basic definition of The Domain Name System. It obsoletes RFC-882. This memo describes the domain style names and their used for host address look up and electronic mail forwarding. It discusses the clients and servers in the domain name system and the protocol used between them.

For the definition ofStatus,seeRFC 2026.

For the definition ofStream, seeRFC 8729.