RFC 1876 (rfc1876) - Page 1 of 18
A Means for Expressing Location Information in the Domain Name System
Alternative Format: Original Text Document
Network Working Group C. Davis
Request for Comments: 1876 Kapor Enterprises
Updates: 1034, 1035 P. Vixie
Category: Experimental Vixie Enterprises
T. Goodwin
FORE Systems
I. Dickinson
University of Warwick
January 1996
A Means for Expressing Location Information in the Domain Name System
Status of this Memo
This memo defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet
community. This memo does not specify an Internet standard of any
kind. Discussion and suggestions for improvement are requested.
Distribution of this memo is unlimited.
1. Abstract
This memo defines a new DNS RR type for experimental purposes. This
RFC describes a mechanism to allow the DNS to carry location
information about hosts, networks, and subnets. Such information for
a small subset of hosts is currently contained in the flat-file UUCP
maps. However, just as the DNS replaced the use of HOSTS.TXT to
carry host and network address information, it is possible to replace
the UUCP maps as carriers of location information.
This RFC defines the format of a new Resource Record (RR) for the
Domain Name System (DNS), and reserves a corresponding DNS type
mnemonic (LOC) and numerical code (29).
This RFC assumes that the reader is familiar with the DNS [RFC 1034,
RFC 1035]. The data shown in our examples is for pedagogical use and
does not necessarily reflect the real Internet.
Davis, et al Experimental