SRI International, December 1977. Suggests introduction of a hierarchy in place of a flat name space for the Internet. Early thoughts on the design of the domain system. Current implementation is completely different. Early thoughts on the design of the domain system.
Current implementation is completely different.
Superceeded by this memo. Superceeded by this memo. Explains the naming scheme for top level domains. This TCP based protocol accesses information stored in the RFC-952 format, and is used to obtain copies of the host table. Describes the registration policies used by the NIC to administer the top level domains and delegate subzones.