RFC 811 · UNKNOWN · 1982
WED · 17 JUN 2026
Hostnames Server
Overview
RFC 811, “Hostnames Server”, is an Unknown document published in March 1982 by K. Harrenstien, V. White, E.J. Feinler. It has been obsoleted by RFC 953 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This RFC gives a description of what the Hostnames Server is and how to access it. The function of this particular server is to deliver machine-readable name/address information describing networks, gateways, hosts, and eventually domains, within the internet environment.
What “Unknown” means
The standards-track status of this early RFC was never formally classified.
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Relationships to other RFCs
Other RFCs from 1982
- RFC 810 DoD Internet host table specification
- RFC 812 NICNAME/WHOIS
- RFC 809 UCL facsimile system
- RFC 813 Window and Acknowledgement Strategy in TCP
- RFC 808 Summary of computer mail services meeting held at BBN on 10 January 1979
- RFC 814 Name, addresses, ports, and routes
- RFC 807 Multimedia mail meeting notes
- RFC 815 IP datagram reassembly algorithms