RFC 953 · HISTORIC · 1985
WED · 29 JUL 2026
Hostname Server
Overview
RFC 953, “Hostname Server”, is a Historic document published in October 1985 by K. Harrenstien, M.K. Stahl, E.J. Feinler. It obsoletes RFC 811. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This RFC is the official specification of the Hostname Server Protocol. This edition of the specification includes minor revisions to RFC-811 which brings it up to date.
What “Historic” means
A specification that has been superseded or is otherwise no longer recommended for use.
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Relationships to other RFCs
Other RFCs from 1985
- RFC 952 DoD Internet host table specification
- RFC 954 NICNAME/WHOIS
- RFC 951 Bootstrap Protocol
- RFC 955 Towards a transport service for transaction processing applications
- RFC 950 Internet Standard Subnetting Procedure
- RFC 956 Algorithms for synchronizing network clocks
- RFC 949 FTP unique-named store command
- RFC 957 Experiments in network clock synchronization