RFC 1386 · INFORMATIONAL · 1992 TUE · 15 SEP 2026

The US Domain

By A. Cooper, J. Postel · Published December 1992 · DOI 10.17487/RFC1386

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.

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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
Obsoleted by
RFC 1480
Other RFCs from 1992