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Erratum for RFC 1035

RFC 1035, "Domain names - implementation and specification", November 1987

Reported By: "Prentice, Allan Edward (LP & Manpages)" <allan.prentice@hp.com>
Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2006 12:52:37 -0800

UNVERIFIED
Section 5.1 says:

 Because these files are text files several special encodings are
 necessary to allow arbitrary data to be loaded. In particular:
 
                 of the root.
 
 @               A free standing @ is used to denote the current origin.
It should say:
 Because these files are text files several special encodings are
 necessary to allow arbitrary data to be loaded. In particular:
 
 @               A free standing @ is used to denote the current origin.
Rationale:
"of the root." makes no sense here.

Reported By: chlisin_1@sina.com
Date: Mon 10 Feb 2003 15:05:33 +0800

In Section 6.4.2: 

                          +-----------------------------------------+
            Header        |         OPCODE=RESPONSE, ID=997         |
                          +-----------------------------------------+
           Question       |QTYPE=A, QCLASS=IN, QNAME=VENERA.ISI.EDU |
                          +-----------------------------------------+
            Answer        |  VENERA.ISI.EDU  A IN 10.1.0.52         |
                          +-----------------------------------------+
           Authority      |                 <empty>                 |
                          +-----------------------------------------+
          Additional      |                 <empty>                 |
                          +-----------------------------------------+

There is an error in the Header line. It should be
"OPCODE=IQUERY, ID=997, QR=1" because the OPCODE does not have a
value of RESPONSE (see Section 4.1.1).