RFC 1712 · EXPERIMENTAL · 1994
SUN · 14 JUN 2026
DNS Encoding of Geographical Location
Overview
RFC 1712, “DNS Encoding of Geographical Location”, is an Experimental document published in November 1994 by C. Farrell, M. Schulze, S. Pleitner, D. Baldoni. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document defines the format of a new Resource Record (RR) for the Domain Naming System (DNS), and reserves a corresponding DNS type mnemonic and numerical code. This memo defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet community. This memo does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.
What “Experimental” means
Describes a specification that is part of a research or development effort, published so the community can gain experience with it.
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