RFC 2163 (rfc2163) - Page 1 of 26
Using the Internet DNS to Distribute MIXER Conformant Global Address Mapping (MCGAM)
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Network Working Group C. Allocchio
Request for Comments: 2163 GARR-Italy
Obsoletes: 1664 January 1998
Category: Standards Track
Using the Internet DNS to Distribute
MIXER Conformant Global Address Mapping (MCGAM)
Status of this Memo
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
Official Protocol Standards" (STD 1) for the standardization state
and status of this protocol. Distribution of this memo is unlimited.
Copyright Notice
Copyright (C) The Internet Society (1998). All Rights Reserved.
Abstract
This memo is the complete technical specification to store in the
Internet Domain Name System (DNS) the mapping information (MCGAM)
needed by MIXER conformant e-mail gateways and other tools to map
RFC 822 domain names into X.400 O/R names and vice versa. Mapping
information can be managed in a distributed rather than a centralised
way. Organizations can publish their MIXER mapping or preferred
gateway routing information using just local resources (their local
DNS server), avoiding the need for a strong coordination with any
centralised organization. MIXER conformant gateways and tools located
on Internet hosts can retrieve the mapping information querying the
DNS instead of having fixed tables which need to be centrally updated
and distributed.
This memo obsoletes RFC 1664. It includes the changes introduced by
MIXER specification with respect to RFC 1327: the new 'gate1' (O/R
addresses to domain) table is fully supported. Full backward
compatibility with RFC 1664 specification is mantained, too.
RFC 1664 was a joint effort of IETF X400 operation working group
(x400ops) and TERENA (formely named "RARE") Mail and Messaging
working group (WG-MSG). This update was performed by the IETF MIXER
working group.
Allocchio Standards Track