RFCs 881, 882, and 883 Now Available

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New RFCs are now available from the Network Information Center in the 
NETINFO directory at SRI-NIC.

These three RFCs discuss the introduction of domain style names for the 
DDN/ARPA Internet.  This is a structured naming system which will 
provide flexibility for the growth of the Internet, and will provide for
a consistent naming facility for interactions with other communication 
environments.

The implementation of domain style names will impact all host in the 
DDN/ARPA Internet.

For those interested in the discussion of this topic a mailing called 
"Namedroppers" has been created.  If you are interested in the 
day-to-day technical development of these concepts and protocols please 
send a message to

   NAMEDROPPERS-REQUEST at SRI-NIC

to be added to this mailing list.

RFC 881:

   Title:   The Domain Names Plan and Schedule 
   Author:  J. Postel
   Pages :  10

      pathname: <NETINFO>RFC881.TXT

   This memo outlines a plan and schedule for the implementation of 
   domains style names throughout the DDN/ARPA Internet community.  The 
   introduction of domain style names will impact all hosts in the 
   DDN/ARPA community.

RFC 882:

   Title:   Domain Names - Concepts and Facilities 
   Author:  P. Mockapetris
   Pages :  31

      pathname: <NETINFO>RFC882.TXT

   This memo introduces the domain style names, decscibes the conceptual
   framework for the domain names system including name servers ans name
   resolvers, and use of domain names in the DDN/ARPA Internet.

RFC 883:

   Title:   Domain Names - Implementation Specification 
   Author:  P. Mockapetris
   Pages :  75

      pathname: <NETINFO>RFC883.TXT

   This memo discusses the implementation of domain name servers and 
   name resolvers, and the protocol procedures and message formats used 
   in their interaction.

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--jon.


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