RFC 1816 · INFORMATIONAL · 1995
SUN · 14 JUN 2026
U.S
Overview
RFC 1816, “U.S”, is an Informational document published in August 1995 by Federal Networking Council. It obsoletes RFC 1811. It has been obsoleted by RFC 2146 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This memo provides an update and clarification to RFC 1811. This document describes the registration policies for the top-level domain ".GOV". This memo provides information for the Internet community. This memo does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.
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 1995
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- RFC 1814 Unique Addresses are Good
- RFC 1818 Best Current Practices
- RFC 1813 NFS Version 3 Protocol Specification
- RFC 1819 Internet Stream Protocol Version 2 Protocol Specification - Version ST2+
- RFC 1812 Requirements for IP Version 4 Routers
- RFC 1820 Multimedia E-mail User Agent Checklist