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        RFC 1536:

        Title:      Common DNS Implementation Errors and Suggested
                    Fixes 
        Author:     A. Kumar, J. Postel, C. Neuman, P. Danzig & 
                    S. Miller 
        Mailbox:    anant@isi.edu, postel@isi.edu, bcn@isi.edu,
                    danzig@caldera.usc.edu, smiller@caldera.usc.edu
        Pages:      12
        Characters: 25,476
        Updates/Obsoletes:  none


This memo describes common errors seen in DNS implementations and
suggests some fixes.  Where applicable, violations of recommendations
from STD 13, RFC 1034 and STD 13, RFC 1035 are mentioned.  The memo
also describes, where relevant, the algorithms followed in BIND
(versions 4.8.3 and 4.9 which the authors referred to) to serve as an
example.  This RFC is the product of the Domain Name System Working
Group of the IETF.

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Joyce K. Reynolds
USC/Information Sciences Institute