RFC 1034:DOMAIN NAMES - CONCEPTS AND FACILITIES
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DOMAIN NAMES - CONCEPTS AND FACILITIES


1. STATUS
2. INTRODUCTION
2.1. The history of domain names
2.2. DNS design goals
2.3. Assumptions about usage
2.4. Elements of the DNS
3. DOMAIN NAME SPACE and RESOURCE RECORDS
3.1. Name space specifications and terminology
3.2. Administrative guidelines on use
3.3. Technical guidelines on use
3.4. Example name space
3.5. Preferred name syntax
3.6. Resource Records
3.7. Textual expression of RRs
3.8. Aliases and canonical names
3.9. Queries
3.9.1. Standard queries
3.9.2. Inverse queries (Optional)
3.10. Status queries (Experimental)
3.11. Completion queries (Obsolete)
4. NAME SERVERS
4.1. Introduction
4.2. How the database is divided into zones
4.2.1. Technical considerations
4.2.2. Administrative considerations
4.3. Name server internals
4.3.1. Queries and responses
4.3.2. Algorithm
4.3.3. Wildcards
4.3.4. Negative response caching (Optional)
4.3.5. Zone maintenance and transfers
5. RESOLVERS
5.1. Introduction
5.2. Client-resolver interface
5.2.1. Typical functions
5.2.2. Aliases
5.2.3. Temporary failures
5.3. Resolver internals
5.3.1. Stub resolvers
5.3.2. Resources
5.3.3. Algorithm
6. A SCENARIO
6.1. C.ISI.EDU name server
6.2. Example standard queries
6.2.1. QNAME=SRI-NIC.ARPA, QTYPE=A
6.2.2. QNAME=SRI-NIC.ARPA, QTYPE=*
6.2.3. QNAME=SRI-NIC.ARPA, QTYPE=MX
6.2.4. QNAME=SRI-NIC.ARPA, QTYPE=NS
6.2.5. QNAME=SIR-NIC.ARPA, QTYPE=A
6.2.6. QNAME=BRL.MIL, QTYPE=A
6.2.7. QNAME=USC-ISIC.ARPA, QTYPE=A
6.2.8. QNAME=USC-ISIC.ARPA, QTYPE=CNAME
6.3. Example resolution
6.3.1. Resolve MX for ISI.EDU.
6.3.2. Get the host name for address 26.6.0.65
6.3.3. Get the host address of poneria.ISI.EDU
7. REFERENCES and BIBLIOGRAPHY

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