A new Request for Comments is now available in online RFC libraries. BCP 40 RFC 7720 Title: DNS Root Name Service Protocol and Deployment Requirements Author: M. Blanchet, L-J. Liman Status: Best Current Practice Stream: IAB Date: December 2015 Mailbox: Marc.Blanchet@viagenie.ca, liman@netnod.se Pages: 6 Characters: 10552 Obsoletes: RFC 2870 See Also: BCP 40 I-D Tag: draft-iab-2870bis-03.txt URL: https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7720 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17487/RFC7720 The DNS root name service is a critical part of the Internet architecture. The protocol and deployment requirements for the DNS root name service are defined in this document. Operational requirements are out of scope. This document is a product of the Internet Architecture Board. BCP: This document specifies an Internet Best Current Practices for the Internet Community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements. Distribution of this memo is unlimited. This announcement is sent to the IETF-Announce and rfc-dist lists. To subscribe or unsubscribe, see https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf-announce https://mailman.rfc-editor.org/mailman/listinfo/rfc-dist For searching the RFC series, see https://www.rfc-editor.org/search For downloading RFCs, see https://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