Considering how quickly the .eu zone has grown you would think that the zone would be reloaded every few minutes... However that does not seem to be the case. Even though whois etc., will update new zones and changes do not seem to be going live in anything close to realtime. … [Read more...] about How Long Does A .eu Take To Register?
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Transferring a .eu domain
As I mentioned last night, Eurid have now clarified their transfer policies. Since this is such "virgin" territory I thought I'd give it a try, so I've initiated a transfer between registrars. According to the Eurid site this should be quite straightforward, but for some reason I don't feel so optimistic … [Read more...] about Transferring a .eu domain
Eurid Transfer Policies and Procedures Explained
Eurid have finally got round to providing information on transfers, both between registrant and between registrars. If the terminology is a bit confusing: the registrant in simple terms is the domain owner or holder, whereas the registrar is the company that registers or manages domains on behalf of its clients. In both cases the system is email based and involves a … [Read more...] about Eurid Transfer Policies and Procedures Explained
Don’t ask Eurid why your eu domain wasn’t registered?
If you applied for a .eu domain under sunrise one or two you may have been lucky and actually got it. On the other hand you may have received a negative response from Eurid. If you got a negative response then you are in good company, as thousands of applications have been rejected without any proper explanation: Dear Sir, Madame, We regret to inform you that your … [Read more...] about Don’t ask Eurid why your eu domain wasn’t registered?
EU Downtime
According to IpWalk the main Eurid website has been down for more than 36 hours since Saturday. Further uptime stats are available via the ipwalk site … [Read more...] about EU Downtime
Landrush Fiasco Covered by Sunday Business Post
Irish Sunday newspaper The Sunday Business Post's monthly ICT supplement includes coverage of the EU sunrise fiasco … [Read more...] about Landrush Fiasco Covered by Sunday Business Post
EU Rollout Good News For Regional TLDs
According to a report in WHIR not everyone sees the EU rollout as a fiasco. A spokesperson for Afilias views the rollout as being generally positive and good news for the growth of regional TLDs. It's hardly surprising that Afilias would take this view given their involvement in several ccTLDs … [Read more...] about EU Rollout Good News For Regional TLDs
Is Eurid Breaking the rules?
By allowing .eu domains to be registered without any nameservers is Eurid breaking the rules? … [Read more...] about Is Eurid Breaking the rules?
Eurid To Run Another Landrush
Remember that domain you wanted to get under sunrise 1 or 2 that Eurid rejected? Well it seems those domains are going to be released in a new "landrush" on June 7th. The problem of the squatters and the phantom registrars, however, as not been dealt with, so whether or not anyone will really gain from this is debatable. In their defence Eurid adds: It has been suggested … [Read more...] about Eurid To Run Another Landrush
Google et al monetise typos
Frank Michlick points to an article in today's Washington Post that discusses domain typos in more detail. Although the article does not mention .eu domains directly it isn't hard to see what can happen if the examples cited are to go by: The Post, using a software tool created by the Microsoft Research division, found hundreds of active Web sites showing Google ads at … [Read more...] about Google et al monetise typos