RFC 1591: Domain Name System Structure and Delegation

This memo provides some information on the structure of the names in the Domain Name System (DNS), specifically the top-level domain names; and on the…

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Outgoing relationships (2 related RFCs)

Informative reference — RFC 1034: Domain names - concepts and facilities
Informative reference — RFC 1480: The US Domain

Incoming relationships (15 related RFCs)

Normatively referenced by — RFC 3467: Role of the Domain Name System (DNS)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 3675: .sex Considered Dangerous
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8126: Guidelines for Writing an IANA Considerations Section in RFCs
Informatively referenced by — RFC 2606: Reserved Top Level DNS Names
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6895: Domain Name System (DNS) IANA Considerations
Informatively referenced by — RFC 4343: Domain Name System (DNS) Case Insensitivity Clarification
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6195: Domain Name System (DNS) IANA Considerations
Informatively referenced by — RFC 3696: Application Techniques for Checking and Transformation of Names
Informatively referenced by — RFC 1739: A Primer On Internet and TCP/IP Tools
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8023: Report from the Workshop and Prize on Root Causes and Mitigation of Name Collisions
Informatively referenced by — RFC 1811: U.S. Government Internet Domain Names
Informatively referenced by — RFC 1816: U.S. Government Internet Domain Names
Informatively referenced by — RFC 2146: U.S. Government Internet Domain Names
Informatively referenced by — RFC 2345: Domain Names and Company Name Retrieval
Informatively referenced by — RFC 3071: Reflections on the DNS, RFC 1591, and Categories of Domains