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 Design Choices When Expanding DNS
 
 draft-iab-dns-choices-05.txt
 Date: 18/02/2008
 Authors: Patrik Faltstrom, Rob Austein, Peter Koch
 Working Group: Internet Architecture Board (iab)
 Formats: txt xml
This note discusses how to extend the DNS with new data for a new application. DNS extension discussions too often focus on reuse of the TXT Resource Record Type. This document lists different mechanisms to extend the DNS, and concludes that the use of a new DNS Resource Record Type is the best solution.