IAHC
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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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[edit] Member organizations
- Internet Society (ISOC)
- Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA)
- Internet Architecture Board (IAB)
- Federal Networking Council (FNC)
- Internationale Fernmeldeunion (ITU)
- International Trademark Association (INTA)
- World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
[edit] Results
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 It has been replaced by other groups such as ICANN.
[edit] Proposed TLDs
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.)
