RFC 1982

Serial Number Arithmetic, August 1996

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Status:
PROPOSED STANDARD
Updates:
RFC 1034, RFC 1035
Authors:
R. Elz
R. Bush
Stream:
IETF
Source:
dnsind (int)

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DOI:  https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC1982

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Abstract

The DNS has long relied upon serial number arithmetic, a concept which has never really been defined, certainly not in an IETF document, though which has been widely understood. This memo supplies the missing definition. It is intended to update RFC1034 and RFC1035. [STANDARDS-TRACK]


For the definition of Status, see RFC 2026.

For the definition of Stream, see RFC 8729.




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