RFC 3364 · INFORMATIONAL · 2002

Tradeoffs in Domain Name System Support for Internet Protocol version 6

Overview

RFC 3364, “Tradeoffs in Domain Name System Support for Internet Protocol version 6”, is an Informational document published in August 2002 by R. Austein. It updates RFC 2673, RFC 2874. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

The IETF has two different proposals on the table for how to do DNS support for IPv6, and has thus far failed to reach a clear consensus on which approach is better. This note attempts to examine the pros and cons of each approach, in the hope of clarifying the debate so that we can reach closure and move on.

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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
This RFC updates
RFC 2673 RFC 2874
Other RFCs from 2002

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