Name
QTYPE values — (From RFC 1035, pages 12-13)
Synopsis
QTYPE fields appear in the Question part of a query. QTYPES are a superset of TYPEs, hence all TYPEs are valid QTYPEs. Also, the following QTYPEs are defined:
- AXFR
252 A request for a transfer of an entire zone
- MAILB
253 A request for mailbox-related records (MB, MG, or MR)
- MAILA
254 A request for mail agent RRs (obsolete; see MX)
- *
255 A request for all records
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