Domain Name Format Rfc. There should be a local part followed by the symbol and then the domain part. This format was originally used by the Berkeley Internet Name Domain BIND software package but has been widely adopted by other DNS server software though some of them eg.
Implementation specification RFC 883 November 1983. This document specifies the format and contents of data escrow deposits targeted primarily for domain name registries. This memo describes the domain style names and their used for host address look up and electronic mail forwarding.
This RFC defines the format of a new Resource Record RR for the Domain Name System DNS and reserves a corresponding DNS type mnemonic LOC and numerical code 29.
This memo documents the details of the domain name client - server communication. In both the local and domain parts there are specifications published online which determine what characters are acceptable for either one. The format of an email address is local-partdomain where the local part may be up to 64 octets long and the domain may have a maximum of 255 octets. This RFC assumes that the reader is familiar with the DNS RFC 1034 RFC 1035.