@techreport{main-ipaddr-text-rep-02, number = {draft-main-ipaddr-text-rep-02}, type = {Internet-Draft}, institution = {Internet Engineering Task Force}, publisher = {Internet Engineering Task Force}, note = {Work in Progress}, url = {https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-main-ipaddr-text-rep/02/}, author = {Andrew Main}, title = {{Textual Representation of IPv4 and IPv6 Addresses}}, pagetotal = 13, year = 2005, month = feb, day = 24, abstract = {Historically, the conventional textual representations of IPv4 and IPv6 addresses have been poorly specified. This document gives precise definitions of these conventions, together with advice for implementors.}, }