RFC 973: Domain system changes and observations
This RFC has been replaced. Do not implement against it for new work — it was formally obsoleted by RFC 1034, RFC 1035.
Current document in this lineage: RFC 1034 — Domain names - concepts and facilities; RFC 1035 — Domain names - implementation and specification
In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC
This RFC documents updates to Domain Name System specifications RFC-882 and RFC-883, suggests some operational guidelines, and discusses some experiences and problem areas in the present system.
Document record
- Document ID
- RFC973
- Published
- January 1986
- Authors
- P. Mockapetris
- Status
- UNKNOWN
- Stream
- Legacy
- Area
- —
- Pages
- 10
- Also known as
- —
Standards lineage
This document is one revision in a chain of 5 RFCs, each formally replacing the one before it.
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