RFC 883

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RFC 883 was an early Internet standard that originally specified the Domain Name System (DNS) before being superseded by later DNS specifications.


Statements (38)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Internet standard
Request for Comments document
area Internet
author Paul V. Mockapetris
category Standards Track
context transition from HOSTS.TXT to DNS
defines guidelines for domain name resolvers
operational procedures for domain name servers
hasNumber 883
historicalRole one of the first formal DNS specifications
language English
networkScope ARPANET
early Internet
obsoletedBy RFC 1034
RFC 1035
partOf early DNS specifications
predecessorOf RFC 1034
RFC 1035
protocolFamily Domain Name System
publicationDate 1983-11
publicationYear 1983
publishedBy IETF
Internet Engineering Task Force
Network Information Center
replacedBy modern DNS standards
series RFC series
specifies DNS implementation details
DNS message formats
DNS query and response behavior
DNS resource record handling
Domain Name System
standardizes use of domain names in the Internet
status Obsoleted
title Domain Names - Implementation and Specification
topic domain names
name servers
resolvers
updates early host name to address mapping mechanisms

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
RFC 1034
RFC 1035
obsoletes
Paul Mockapetris
standardizedIn

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