RFC 3663 · EXPERIMENTAL · 2003
SUN · 14 JUN 2026
Domain Administrative Data in Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
Overview
RFC 3663, “Domain Administrative Data in Lightweight Directory Access Protocol”, is an Experimental document published in December 2003 by A. Newton. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
Domain registration data has typically been exposed to the general public via Nicname/Whois for administrative purposes. This document describes the Referral Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Service, an experimental service using LDAP and well-known LDAP types to make domain administrative data available.
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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- RFC 3656 The Mailbox Update Distributed Mailbox Database Protocol
- RFC 3655 Redefinition of DNS Authenticated Data bit
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