RFC 7314 · EXPERIMENTAL · 2014

Extension Mechanisms for DNS EXPIRE Option

Overview

RFC 7314, “Extension Mechanisms for DNS EXPIRE Option”, is an Experimental document published in July 2014 by M. Andrews. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document specifies a method for secondary DNS servers to honour the SOA EXPIRE field as if they were always transferring from the primary, even when using other secondaries to perform indirect transfers and refresh queries.

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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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