RFC 4027 · INFORMATIONAL · 2005
MON · 15 JUN 2026
Domain Name System Media Types
Overview
RFC 4027, “Domain Name System Media Types”, is an Informational document published in May 2005 by S. Josefsson. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document registers the media types application/dns and text/dns in accordance with RFC 2048. The application/dns media type is used to identify data on the detached Domain Name System (DNS) format described in RFC 2540. The text/dns media type is used to identify master files as described in RFC 1035. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
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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