DNS
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The DNS is extensible and can be used for a virtually unlimited
number of data types, name spaces, etc. New type definitions are
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Users wish to be able to use the DNS to map between network names and
numbers. This need is the only capability found in HOSTS ...
... numbers. This need is the only capability found in HOSTS.TXT which
is not available from the DNS. In designing a method to do this,
there were two major areas of concern:
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... host name support. The existing support is
the IN-ADDR.ARPA section of the DNS name space. As a result this RFC
describes one structure for network names which builds on the
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... characters. This is the format which was also used for host names
before the DNS. Upward compatibility with existing names might be a
goal of any new scheme.
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... IN-ADDR.ARPA domain as the first instance of a YP in the DNS.
Although a single, centrally-managed YP for well-known values such as
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... organized to optimize retrieval by search key and distribution via
normal DNS rules. The name used as a key must include:
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... Mockapetris, P., "Domain names - Concepts and Facilities", RFC 1034std13, USC/Information Sciences Institute, November 1987. Introduction/overview of the DNS. ...
... Mockapetris, P., "Domain names - Implementation and Specification", RFC 1035std13, USC/Information Sciences Institute, November 1987. DNS implementation instructions. ...