[ Docs ] [ txt | pdf ] [ Errata ] Updated by: 1101 , 1183 , 1348 , 1876 , 1982 , 2065 , INTERNET STANDARD 2181 , 2308 , 2535 , 4033 , 4034 , 4035 , 4343 , 4035 , 4592 , 5936 Errata Exist Network Working Group P. Mockapetris Request for Comments: 1034 ISI Obsoletes: RFCs 882 , 883 , 973 November 1987 DOMAIN NAMES - CONCEPTS AND FACILITIES 1 . STATUS OF THIS MEMO This RFC is an introduction to the Domain Name System (DNS), and omits many details which can be found in a companion RFC, "Domain Names - Implementation and Specification" [ RFC-1035 ]. That RFC assumes that the reader is familiar with the concepts discussed in this memo. A subset of DNS functions and data types constitute an official protocol. The official protocol includes standard queries and their responses and most of t...