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An early coalition of participants from the Internet Community that was formed to generate new top level domain names. Its Web site, which has not been updated, can still be viewed at www.iahc.org. See Internet domain name.
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The IAHC (International Ad Hoc Committee) was one of the first organizations to concern itself with the allocation of Internet domain names.
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The group's work culminated in a "Memorandum of Understanding". It describes a procedure of allocation and administration of domain names, specifically top-level domains. The "Generic Top Level Domain Memorandum of Understanding" (gTLD-MoU) can be signed by any organization, and has been by around 226 groups so far.
The organization was dissolved on 1 May 1997. It has been replaced by other groups such as ICANN.
The IAHC proposed seven new top-level domains:
.arts |
culture and entertainment |
.firm |
businesses |
.info |
information services |
.nom |
personal nomenclature |
.rec |
recreation and entertainment |
.store |
businesses selling goods |
.web |
World Wide Web related |
The gTLD-MoU interim Policy Oversight Committee replaced .store with .shop.
Nothing became of any of these proposals. (The .info that now exists came from a later proposal under ICANN.)
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