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RFC 1982: Serial Number Arithmetic

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The DNS has long relied upon serial number arithmetic, a concept which has never really been defined, certainly not in an IETF document, though which has been widely understood. This memo supplies the missing definition. It is intended to update RFC1034 and RFC1035. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

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Document ID
RFC1982
Published
August 1996
Authors
R. Elz; R. Bush
Status
PROPOSED STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
int
Pages
6
Also known as
—
Updates:
RFC 1034, RFC 1035

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