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- RFC 1464:
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- Title: Using the Domain Name System
- To Store Arbitrary String Attributes
- Author: R. Rosenbaum
- Mailbox: rosenbaum@lkg.dec.com
- Pages: 4
- Characters: 7,953
- Updates/Obsoletes: none
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- While the Domain Name System (DNS) is generally used to store
- predefined types of information (e.g., addresses of hosts), it is
- possible to use it to store information that has not been previously
- classified. This paper describes a simple means to associate
- arbitrary string information (ASCII text) with attributes that have
- not been defined by the DNS. It uses DNS TXT resource records to
- store the information. It requires no change to current DNS
- implementations.
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- This memo defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet
- community. Discussion and suggestions for improvement are requested.
- Please refer to the current edition of the "IAB Official Protocol
- Standards" for the standardization state and status of this protocol.
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