RFC 6761: Special-Use Domain Names
In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC
This document describes what it means to say that a Domain Name (DNS name) is reserved for special use, when reserving such a name is appropriate, and the procedure for doing so. It establishes an IANA registry for such domain names, and seeds it with entries for some of the already established special domain names.
Document record
- Document ID
- RFC6761
- Published
- February 2013
- Authors
- S. Cheshire; M. Krochmal
- Status
- PROPOSED STANDARD
- Stream
- IETF
- Area
- —
- Pages
- 13
- Also known as
- —
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