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RFC 2870: Root Name Server Operational Requirements

This RFC has been replaced. Do not implement against it for new work — it was formally obsoleted by RFC 7720.

Current document in this lineage: RFC 7720 — DNS Root Name Service Protocol and Deployment Requirements

In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC

The primary focus of this document is to provide guidelines for operation of the root name servers. This document specifies an Internet Best Current Practices for the Internet Community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements.

Document record

Document ID
RFC2870
Published
June 2000
Authors
R. Bush; D. Karrenberg; M. Kosters; R. Plzak
Status
BEST CURRENT PRACTICE
Stream
IETF
Area
ops
Pages
10
Also known as
—
Obsoletes:
RFC 2010
Obsoleted by:
RFC 7720

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Standards lineage

This document is one revision in a chain of 3 RFCs, each formally replacing the one before it.

  1. RFC 2010 (1996)
  2. RFC 2870 (2000)
  3. RFC 7720 (2015) ✓

Read the full history of DNS Root Name Service Protocol and Deployment Requirements →

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