RFC 3958:Domain-Based Application Service Location...
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application client


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... service exists. If bunyip.example has no "WP:Whois++" NAPTR record, the application client MUST backtrack and try the next available "WP:Whois++" option from example.com. As there is none, the whole resolution fails. ...
... example.com. As there is none, the whole resolution fails. An application client first queries for the NAPTR RRs ...
... In the case of an application client that supports more than one protocol for a given application service, it MUST pursue S-NAPTR ...



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