RFC 3123: A DNS RR Type for Lists of Address Prefixes (APL RR)
In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC
The Domain Name System (DNS) is primarily used to translate domain names into IPv4 addresses using A RRs (Resource Records). Several approaches exist to describe networks or address ranges. This document specifies a new DNS RR type "APL" for address prefix lists. This memo defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet community.
Document record
- Document ID
- RFC3123
- Published
- June 2001
- Authors
- P. Koch
- Status
- EXPERIMENTAL
- Stream
- IETF
- Area
- int
- Pages
- 8
- Also known as
- —
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