IETF RFC 5864 PDF

This document describes the format and use of DNS SRV RRs for AFS service location and deprecates the AFSDB RR. It also provides guidance for transition from the AFSDB RR to DNS SRV RRs and recommendations for backward compatibility.

Documentation of the AFS protocol, the exact purpose and use of the VLDB and PTS services, and other information about AFS are outside the scope of this document.

AFSDB RRs may also be used for locating servers for the Open Software Foundation's (OSF's) Distributed Computing Environment (DCE) authenticated naming system, as described in [RFC1183]. Service location for DCE servers is outside the scope of this document and is not modified by this specification.