Special-Use Domain Names
RFC 6761, “Special-Use Domain Names”, is a Proposed Standard document published in February 2013 by S. Cheshire, M. Krochmal. It updates RFC 1918, RFC 2606. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document describes what it means to say that a Domain Name (DNS name) is reserved for special use, when reserving such a name is appropriate, and the procedure for doing so. It establishes an IANA registry for such domain names, and seeds it with entries for some of the already established special domain names.
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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