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Private Use Q and Meta-types for DNS
draft-huque-dnsop-private-metatypes-01

Document Type Expired Internet-Draft (individual)
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Authors Shumon Huque , Mark P. Andrews
Last updated 2026-05-11 (Latest revision 2025-11-07)
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Abstract

The DNS protocol supports three subcategories of Resource Record Types (RRTYPE): data types, QTYPES, and Meta-TYPES. There is a dedicated subrange of the RRTYPE space for Q and Meta-TYPES (128-155). The DNS protocol also defines a subrange of the RRTYPE space dedicated to private use (65280-65534), however this subrange has no corresponding subdivision into data versus Q and Meta-TYPES. This document proposes such a subdivision.

Authors

Shumon Huque
Mark P. Andrews

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