.hm
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Introduced | 1997 |
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TLD type | Country code top-level domain |
Status | Active |
Registry | HM Domain Registry |
Sponsor | HM Domain Registry |
Intended use | Entities connected with Heard and McDonald Islands |
Actual use | Not very much used |
Structure | Permitted directly at second level |
Documents | |
Dispute policies | |
Website | HM Domain Registry |
.hm is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the Heard and McDonald Islands.
There has been limited use of this top-level domain, most of it unrelated in any way to the Heard and McDonald Islands. For instance, my.hm issues firstname.lastname.hm in a manner similar to the .name registry. Orz.hm is a dynamic DNS server while gbr.hm sells subdomains within its .hm domains to sites within Great Britain.
Often, these sites are presented in such a way as to re-purpose .hm to mean "home".
Oddly, the Australian government's official website for Heard Island conservation efforts is heardisland.aq, an Antarctic domain and not part of .hm.
[edit] External links
- IANA .hm whois information
- .hm domain registration website
- Official Australia government site about Heard & Mcdonald Islands, heardisland.aq