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C. Davis, P. Vixie, T. Goodwin, and I. Dickinson, "A Means for Expressing Location Information in the Domain Name System", RFC Editor, 1996.

A Means for Expressing Location Information in the Domain Name System
Authors: C. Davis
P. Vixie
T. Goodwin
I. Dickinson
Published: RFC Editor, 1996
URL: http://tools.ietf.org/search/rfc1876
Entry Date: 2010-10-22
Abstract: This memo defines a new DNS RR type for experimental purposes. This RFC describes a mechanism to allow the DNS to carry location information about hosts, networks, and subnets. Such information for a small subset of hosts is currently contained in the flat-file UUCP maps. However, just as the DNS replaced the use of HOSTS.TXT to carry host and network address information, it is possible to replace the UUCP maps as carriers of location information.