RFC 1386 · INFORMATIONAL · 1992
WED · 29 JUL 2026
The US Domain
Overview
RFC 1386, “The US Domain”, is an Informational document published in December 1992 by A. Cooper, J. Postel. It has been obsoleted by RFC 1480 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This is a description of the US Top Level Domains on the Internet. This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard.
What “Informational” means
Published for the general information of the community. It does not define an IETF standard and carries no standards-track status.
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Relationships to other RFCs
Other RFCs from 1992
- RFC 1385 EIP: The Extended Internet Protocol
- RFC 1383 An Experiment in DNS Based IP Routing
- RFC 1382 SNMP MIB Extension for the X.25 Packet Layer
- RFC 1381 SNMP MIB Extension for X.25 LAPB
- RFC 1380 IESG Deliberations on Routing and Addressing
- RFC 1379 Extending TCP for Transactions -- Concepts
- RFC 1378 The PPP AppleTalk Control Protocol
- RFC 1377 The PPP OSI Network Layer Control Protocol