A new Request for Comments is now available in online RFC libraries. STD 75 RFC 6891 Title: Extension Mechanisms for DNS (EDNS(0)) Author: J. Damas, M. Graff, P. Vixie Status: Standards Track Stream: IETF Date: April 2013 Mailbox: joao@bondis.org, explorer@flame.org, vixie@isc.org Pages: 16 Characters: 32856 Obsoletes: RFC 2671, RFC 2673 See Also: STD 75 I-D Tag: draft-ietf-dnsext-rfc2671bis-edns0-10.txt URL: http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc6891.txt The Domain Name System's wire protocol includes a number of fixed fields whose range has been or soon will be exhausted and does not allow requestors to advertise their capabilities to responders. This document describes backward-compatible mechanisms for allowing the protocol to grow. This document updates the Extension Mechanisms for DNS (EDNS(0)) specification (and obsoletes RFC 2671) based on feedback from deployment experience in several implementations. It also obsoletes RFC 2673 ("Binary Labels in the Domain Name System") and adds considerations on the use of extended labels in the DNS. This document is a product of the DNS Extensions Working Group of the IETF. This is now an Internet Standard. STANDARDS TRACK: This document specifies an Internet standards track protocol for the Internet community,and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements. Please refer to the current edition of the Internet Official Protocol Standards (STD 1) for the standardization state and status of this protocol. Distribution of this memo is unlimited. This announcement is sent to the IETF-Announce and rfc-dist lists. To subscribe or unsubscribe, see http://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf-announce http://mailman.rfc-editor.org/mailman/listinfo/rfc-dist For searching the RFC series, see http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfcsearch.html. For downloading RFCs, see http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc.html. Requests for special distribution should be addressed to either the author of the RFC in question, or to rfc-editor@rfc-editor.org. Unless specifically noted otherwise on the RFC itself, all RFCs are for unlimited distribution. The RFC Editor Team Association Management Solutions, LLC