%% You should probably cite draft-lewis-domain-names-13 instead of this revision. @techreport{lewis-domain-names-12, number = {draft-lewis-domain-names-12}, type = {Internet-Draft}, institution = {Internet Engineering Task Force}, publisher = {Internet Engineering Task Force}, note = {Work in Progress}, url = {https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-lewis-domain-names/12/}, author = {Edward Lewis}, title = {{RFC Origins of Domain Names}}, pagetotal = 22, year = 2019, month = jul, day = 22, abstract = {Is the concept of Domain Names owned by the DNS protocol or does the DNS protocol exist to support the concept of Domain Names? This question has become pertinent in light of proposals to use Domain Names in protocols in ways incompatible with the DNS protocol and the operational environment built to run the protocol. To help answer this question, a look into the recorded history of Requests for Comments is presented.}, }