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RFC 2929: Domain Name System (DNS) IANA Considerations

This RFC has been replaced. Do not implement against it for new work — it was formally obsoleted by RFC 5395.

Current document in this lineage: RFC 6895 — Domain Name System (DNS) IANA Considerations

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

This document discusses the Internet Assigned Number Authority (IANA) parameter assignment considerations given for the allocation of Domain Name System (DNS) classes, Resource Record (RR) types, operation codes, error codes, etc. This document specifies an Internet Best Current Practices for the Internet Community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements.

Document record

Document ID
RFC2929
Published
September 2000
Authors
D. Eastlake 3rd; E. Brunner-Williams; B. Manning
Status
BEST CURRENT PRACTICE
Stream
IETF
Area
int
Pages
12
Also known as
—
Obsoleted by:
RFC 5395

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Standards lineage

This document is one revision in a chain of 4 RFCs, each formally replacing the one before it.

  1. RFC 2929 (2000)
  2. RFC 5395 (2008)
  3. RFC 6195 (2011)
  4. RFC 6895 (2013) ✓

Read the full history of Domain Name System (DNS) IANA Considerations →

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