RFC 2672: Non-Terminal DNS Name Redirection

This document defines a new DNS Resource Record called "DNAME", which provides the capability to map an entire subtree of the DNS name space to another…

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Outgoing relationships (6 related RFCs)

Informative reference — RFC 2136: Dynamic Updates in the Domain Name System (DNS UPDATE)
Informative reference — RFC 2181: Clarifications to the DNS Specification
Informative reference — RFC 2671: Extension Mechanisms for DNS (EDNS0)
Informative reference — RFC 2065: Domain Name System Security Extensions
Informative reference — RFC 2317: Classless IN-ADDR.ARPA delegation
Informative reference — RFC 2137: Secure Domain Name System Dynamic Update

Incoming relationships (8 related RFCs)

Updated by, Normatively referenced by — RFC 4592: The Role of Wildcards in the Domain Name System
Updated by, Normatively referenced by — RFC 6604: xNAME RCODE and Status Bits Clarification
Obsoleted by, Informatively referenced by — RFC 6672: DNAME Redirection in the DNS
Normatively referenced by — RFC 5936: DNS Zone Transfer Protocol (AXFR)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 5527: Combined User and Infrastructure ENUM in the e164.arpa Tree
Informatively referenced by — RFC 5155: DNS Security (DNSSEC) Hashed Authenticated Denial of Existence
Informatively referenced by — RFC 5893: Right-to-Left Scripts for Internationalized Domain Names for Applications (IDNA)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 5507: Design Choices When Expanding the DNS