@misc{rfc3425, series = {Request for Comments}, number = 3425, howpublished = {RFC 3425}, publisher = {RFC Editor}, doi = {10.17487/RFC3425}, url = {https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc3425}, author = {David C Lawrence}, title = {{Obsoleting IQUERY}}, pagetotal = 5, year = 2002, month = nov, abstract = {The IQUERY method of performing inverse DNS lookups, specified in RFC 1035, has not been generally implemented and has usually been operationally disabled where it has been implemented. Both reflect a general view in the community that the concept was unwise and that the widely-used alternate approach of using pointer (PTR) queries and reverse-mapping records is preferable. Consequently, this document deprecates the IQUERY operation, declaring it entirely obsolete. This document updates RFC 1035. {[}STANDARDS-TRACK{]}}, }