RFC 1034 · INTERNET STANDARD · 1987

Domain names - concepts and facilities

Overview

RFC 1034, “Domain names - concepts and facilities”, is an Internet Standard document published in November 1987 by P. Mockapetris. It obsoletes RFC 882, RFC 883, RFC 973. It has since been updated by RFC 1101, RFC 1183, RFC 1348, RFC 1876, RFC 1982, RFC 2065, RFC 2181, RFC 2308, RFC 2535, RFC 4033, RFC 4034, RFC 4035, RFC 4343, RFC 4592, RFC 5936, RFC 8020, RFC 8482, RFC 8767, RFC 9471. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This RFC is the revised basic definition of The Domain Name System. It obsoletes RFC-882. This memo describes the domain style names and their used for host address look up and electronic mail forwarding. It discusses the clients and servers in the domain name system and the protocol used between them.

Abstract as published in the RFC, via rfc-editor.org.

What “Internet Standard” means

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Relationships to other RFCs
This RFC obsoletes
RFC 882 RFC 883 RFC 973
Other RFCs from 1987

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