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6.5.11. TXT - Text

name		 {ttl}	 addr-class   TXT   string
Munnari.OZ.AU.		 IN	      TXT   "foo"
A TXT record contains free-form textual data. The syntax of the text depends on the domain where it is found; many systems use TXT records to encode local data in a stylized format. MIT Hesiod is one such system.

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