Date: Wed, 22 Mar 1995 18:50:32 -0800 From: charlie slater To: iana@ISI.EDU Subject: Need to regester generic DHCP data fields Per the suggestion in RFC 1533, I would like to suggest the register some new DHCP/BOOTP Options. Need option codes for packets containing server addresses for the following: SMTP, POP3, NNTP, WWW, Finger, and IRC. Here are detailed packet descriptions in the same format used in RFC 1533. Thank you. Charlie Slater (cslater@imatek.com) 408.244.8864 (Voice or FAX) 1119 Timberpine Ct. Sunnyvale, CA 94086 http://www.imatek.com/ Simple Mail Transport Protocol (SMTP) Server Option The SMTP server option specifies a list of SMTP servers available to the client. Servers SHOULD be listed in order of preference. The code for the SMTP server option is 69. The minimum length for this option is 4 octets, and the length MUST always be a multiple of 4. Code Len Address 1 Address 2 +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-- | 69 | n | a1 | a2 | a3 | a4 | a1 | a2 | ... +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-- Post Office Protocol (POP3) Server Option The POP3 server option specifies a list of POP3 available to the client. Servers SHOULD be listed in order of preference. The code for the POP3 server option is 70. The minimum length for this option is 4 octets, and the length MUST always be a multiple of 4. Code Len Address 1 Address 2 +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-- | 70 | n | a1 | a2 | a3 | a4 | a1 | a2 | ... +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-- Network News Transport Protocol (NNTP) Server Option The NNTP server option specifies a list of NNTP available to the client. Servers SHOULD be listed in order of preference. The code for the NNTP server option is 71. The minimum length for this option is 4 octets, and the length MUST always be a multiple of 4. Code Len Address 1 Address 2 +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-- | 71 | n | a1 | a2 | a3 | a4 | a1 | a2 | ... +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-- Default World Wide Web (WWW) Server Option The WWW server option specifies a list of WWW available to the client. Servers SHOULD be listed in order of preference. The code for the WWW server option is 72. The minimum length for this option is 4 octets, and the length MUST always be a multiple of 4. Code Len Address 1 Address 2 +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-- | 72 | n | a1 | a2 | a3 | a4 | a1 | a2 | ... +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-- Default Finger Server Option The Finger server option specifies a list of Finger available to the client. Servers SHOULD be listed in order of preference. The code for the Finger server option is 73. The minimum length for this option is 4 octets, and the length MUST always be a multiple of 4. Code Len Address 1 Address 2 +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-- | 73 | n | a1 | a2 | a3 | a4 | a1 | a2 | ... +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-- Default Internet Relay Chat (IRC) Server Option The IRC server option specifies a list of IRC available to the client. Servers SHOULD be listed in order of preference. The code for the IRC server option is 74. The minimum length for this option is 4 octets, and the length MUST always be a multiple of 4. Code Len Address 1 Address 2 +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-- | 74 | n | a1 | a2 | a3 | a4 | a1 | a2 | ... +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+--