Special-Use Domain Names Problem Statement
RFC 8244, “Special-Use Domain Names Problem Statement”, is an Informational document published in October 2017 by T. Lemon, R. Droms, W. Kumari. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
The policy defined in RFC 6761 for IANA registrations in the "Special-Use Domain Names" registry has been shown, through experience, to present challenges that were not anticipated when RFC 6761 was written. This memo presents a list, intended to be comprehensive, of the problems that have since been identified. In addition, it reviews the history of domain names and summarizes current IETF publications and some publications from other organizations relating to Special-Use Domain Names.
This document should be considered required reading for IETF participants who wish to express an informed opinion on the topic of Special-Use Domain Names.
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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