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        RFC 1886:

        Title:      DNS Extensions to support IP version 6
        Author:     S. Thomson & C. Huitema
        Date:       December 1995
        Mailbox:    set@thumper.bellcore.com,
                    Christian.Huitema@MIRSA.INRIA.FR 
        Pages:      5
        Characters: 6,424
        Updates/Obsoletes:  none

        URL:        ftp://ds.internic.net/rfc/rfc1886.txt


This document defines the changes that need to be made to the Domain
Name System (DNS) to support hosts running IP version 6 (IPv6).  The
changes include a new resource record type to store an IPv6 address, a
new domain to support lookups based on an IPv6 address, and updated
definitions of existing query types that return Internet addresses as
part of additional section processing.  The extensions are designed to
be compatible with existing applications and, in particular, DNS
implementations themselves.  This document is the product of the IPNG
Working Group of the IETF.

This is now a Proposed Standard Protocol.

This document specifies an Internet standards track protocol for the
Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for
improvements.  Please refer to the current edition of the "Internet
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Joyce K. Reynolds
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