Name

TXT (text) — (From RFC 1035, page 20)

Textual representation

owner ttl class TXT txt-strings

Example

cujo.movie.edu.  IN  TXT  "Location: machine room dog house"

Binary representation

TXT type code: 16
    +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
    /                   TXT-DATA                    /
    +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+

where:

TXT-DATA

Is one or more character-strings.

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