RFC 1035 · INTERNET STANDARD · 1987

Domain names - implementation and specification

Overview

RFC 1035, “Domain names - implementation and specification”, 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 1995, RFC 1996, RFC 2065, RFC 2136, RFC 2137, RFC 2181, RFC 2308, RFC 2535, RFC 2673, RFC 2845, RFC 3425, RFC 3658, RFC 4033, RFC 4034, RFC 4035, RFC 4343, RFC 5936, RFC 5966, RFC 6604, RFC 7766, RFC 8482, RFC 8490, RFC 8767, RFC 9619. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This RFC is the revised specification of the protocol and format used in the implementation of the Domain Name System. It obsoletes RFC-883. This memo documents the details of the domain name client - server communication.

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

What “Internet Standard” means

A mature, widely-implemented specification that has completed the full IETF standards process — the highest maturity level on the standards track.

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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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