RFC 2915 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2000

The Naming Authority Pointer DNS Resource Record

Overview

RFC 2915, “The Naming Authority Pointer DNS Resource Record”, is a Proposed Standard document published in September 2000 by M. Mealling, R. Daniel. It updates RFC 2168. It has been obsoleted by RFC 3401, RFC 3402, RFC 3403, RFC 3404 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document describes a Domain Name System (DNS) resource record which specifies a regular expression based rewrite rule that, when applied to an existing string, will produce a new domain label or Uniform Resource Identifier (URI). [STANDARDS-TRACK]

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

What “Proposed Standard” means

An entry-level standards-track specification: stable, peer-reviewed and a solid basis for implementation, though it may still evolve before becoming an Internet Standard.

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Relationships to other RFCs
This RFC updates
RFC 2168
Other RFCs from 2000

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