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PROPOSED STANDARD

Updates:

RFC 1034,RFC 1035,RFC 2181

Updated by:

RFC 5890

Author:

D. Eastlake 3rd

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IETF

Source:

dnsext (int)

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DOI:  https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC4343

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Abstract

Domain Name System (DNS) names are "case insensitive". This documentexplains exactly what that means and provides a clear specificationof the rules. This clarification updates RFCs 1034, 1035, and 2181. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

For the definition ofStatus,seeRFC 2026.

For the definition ofStream, seeRFC 8729.