.eu Pre-registration?

[IllCodeForFood]

I have a big question in mind. How is the pre-registration for .eu working?
I pre-registred some domain names with no money!!! will this domain be mine? :ghost:

 

[Redleg]

No, there's no guarantee that you'll get the domains, there could be houndres (maybe thousands) others that have pre registered that domain.

Most registrars only takes your cash if they successfully registers your domain(s) when .eu is launched, but there are a couple of rogue registrars out there that takes the money anyway, so you better be carefull (and read the fine print) if you choose to pre reg .eu names now...

 

[IllCodeForFood]

i am talking about eurodns.com that is really strange that they dont ask for credit card information at pre-registering domains.

 

[bensontwenty]

Pre-registration of .eu domains is quite simple - You Can't!

There are numerous threads on this subject here at Namepros (just do a quick search using .eu) but for the definitive guide, check out the home page of the registrar:-

www.eurid.org

 

[thevicar]

Pre-registering is not illegal or legal, Only if the registrar DOES NOT charge you for this. While EUrid has and has not divulged masses of info on this subject, the status is that so far, its tolerated. But there are court cases I know of that involve registrars being sued for Theft since they are seeking a pre-payment or part payment. The latter two are BS!

Pre-reg is on a first come first serve, so essentially, the same domain name can be pre-registered at several registrars. Its up to the registrar to push the process through once .EU is active and past the Sunrise periods.

EuroDNS have done nothing wrong since they just collect the domains to each person and push them through once the EUrid is activated .EU

The scam happens when you have registrars:
1. promising a system that will push your domain to a registered status
2. Charge you for the above and not

So, can you pre-register, the answer is yes.....but not by Paying. Don't go to any registrar that asks you to pay a special expedited fee or any fee. You won't lose anything pre-registering anyway, so if you get the domain great.

Another way is to Pre-reg with a know registrar like EuroDNS and then do it manually after the sunrise period and see which comes first. If EuroDNS succeeds in getting the name across, they will then ask you to pay the reg fee. This is the only time you need to pay.

Hope this helps.

 

[bensontwenty]

In that case I have just preregistered sex.com - i think going on that reasoning I will have a good chance of getting it. :p

Preregistration is just a big con IMO - a lot of people trying to take advantage of the situation. Have a read of eurid.org, the registrar itself - that gives all the information you need in as clear and precise a manner as you could need.

 

[ftech]

What ever you do - DO NOT PREREGISTER! - In fact, these are not official preregistrations, so you can't preregister..

It is basically a scam, they want to know which names are most interesting to people so they can register them and sell. By preregistering, all you do is tell them that you are interested in particular name.

 

[bensontwenty]

What ever you do - DO NOT PREREGISTER! - In fact, these are not official preregistrations, so you can't preregister..

It is basically a scam, they want to know which names are most interesting to people so they can register them and sell. By preregistering, all you do is tell them that you are interested in particular name.

This is exactly what I was thinking when I visited earlier but just could not think of the way to put it - excellent viewpoint on the companies just wanting to know which domains people are after so they can make a quick buck when the registration opens. I think of it in terms of a Backorder Drop where it goes to the highest bidder with the company that has won it. With preregistration you would have to preregister with EVERY company involved so that you were registered with the one that 'catches' the name - once caught, if more than one person has registered for it you can bet the bidding war will begin.

 

[lind]

With preregistration you would have to preregister with EVERY company involved so that you were registered with the one that 'catches' the name - once caught, if more than one person has registered for it you can bet the bidding war will begin.

There are some registrars that allow only 1 preregistration of 1 .eu domain. If somebody has already taken the pre-reg "slot", it can not be pre-registered by other customers. I just can't understand, what have I got to lose if I preregister an .eu name.
-If the registrar catches the name for me, it's excellent,
-if they don't, I wont be billed,
-if the name is going to an auction, I don't have to bid if I don't feel like it.

In worst case I just won't get the name I'm after and the only thing I've lost is a few minutes of my time. I have preregistered many .eu names at several registrars. As far as they don't bill me or don't ask my CC data, it's just fine. Or am I missing something?

 

[bensontwenty]

From Eurid's home page - before you even get into the main site so they obviously think it is a point worth sharing:

PLEASE NOTE THAT AT THIS TIME IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO REGISTER OR PRE-REGISTER A .EU DOMAIN NAME WITH EURid AND THERE ARE NO ACCREDITED REGISTRARS FOR .EU.

I wouldn't be surprised if when it comes time to issue licenses, that eurid deliberately ignores those registrars that have offered prereg schemes.

 

[hookah]

There are some serious registrars accepting so called 'pre-registration' for future .eu domains. They have explicit politics concerning this activity and detailed description of what exactly means: pre-registration. .eu domains will be registered according to "first come-first served" rule. There are two variations of .eu preregistration: some registrars built their preregistration databases according to "first come-first served" rule as well; so if person AB already preregistered xyz.eu in registrar's A database it means that nobody else can preregister this domain using registrar A (looks like domain is not available) and that only AB's application for xyz.eu domain will be sent by registrar A to EURid. Other registrars accept multiple preregistrations for the same domain name so nobody will know who's first
Quite detailed rules of preregistration of .eu domain as announced by one of good european registrars can be found HERE (no ref. link)

Because reg. fee for .eu domain is not known yet, preregistrations in registrar's database should be free of charge. Just before sending all preregistrations to EURid registrar will charge some % of registration cost (the rest will be charged after successful registration) and also detailed regulations on refunding of unsuccessful preregistrations should be announced.
If one registrar says his preregistrations will be 100% successful after sending them to EURid and charges for every preregistration in advance - keep away from him.
Greetings, hookah

 

[lind]

From Eurid's home page - before you even get into the main site so they obviously think it is a point worth sharing:

PLEASE NOTE THAT AT THIS TIME IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO REGISTER OR PRE-REGISTER A .EU DOMAIN NAME WITH EURid AND THERE ARE NO ACCREDITED REGISTRARS FOR .EU.

I wouldn't be surprised if when it comes time to issue licenses, that eurid deliberately ignores those registrars that have offered prereg schemes.

I understand your scepticism. Indeed, there are many conditions to be fulfilled for a preregistration to succed. If I preregister a .eu name, I am aware that:
-it is not sure that this particular registrar gets accredited by EURid
-it is not sure that this registrar will get the name, even if they will become accredited
- there will be a sunrise period, so most of the names I phave preregistered will probably be gone even before the registration begins
- In some cases, if the registrar manages to catch the name it is not sure that I am the only one who has registered this particular name at this particular registrar

Probably there are some more IFs, but I still think I have almost nothing to lose and much to win if I'm lucky with preregistering .eu. Maybe this process should be called "indication of intention to register a .eu domain name in the case that all the necessary conditions for such registration (link to "terms and conditions") will be met at some time in the future"? Is that better than "preregistration"?

 

[mole]

I understand your scepticism. Indeed, there are many conditions to be fulfilled for a preregistration to succed. If I preregister a .eu name, I am aware that:
-it is not sure that this particular registrar gets accredited by EURid
-it is not sure that this registrar will get the name, even if they will become accredited
- there will be a sunrise period, so most of the names I phave preregistered will probably be gone even before the registration begins
- In some cases, if the registrar manages to catch the name it is not sure that I am the only one who has registered this particular name at this particular registrar

Probably there are some more IFs, but I still think I have almost nothing to lose and much to win if I'm lucky with preregistering .eu. Maybe this process should be called "indication of intention to register a .eu domain name in the case that all the necessary conditions for such registration (link to "terms and conditions") will be met at some time in the future"? Is that better than "preregistration"?

Sure, it is. lin. You can always blame the rogue registrars when your pre-regs don't convert. They may try, but the .EU registry seems bent on making this a righteous launch, with all the proper qualifications in place eg. you need to evidence you are, or have, direct dealings with the European Union. The LAST thing they want is SPECULATION of their long drawn and precious namespace, given the learnings of the .INFO and .BIZ namespace.

I won't be surprised if these "illegal" registrars who continue to taunt what has been outrightly declared "illegal" by parties who treat this legalise with scorn, be silently blacklisted from ever gaining access to registration, both at sunrise and at landrush.

Sure, cover your possibilities that the .EU namespace will make a slip. Personally, I think they are watching and recording. The .EU namespace representing over 20 nations will not be bastardized.

 

[bensontwenty]

My sentiments exactly mole - with the EU's love of bureaucracy and the length of time it is taking to get this introduced, there is no way they are going to allow it to be hijacked by speculators. The registration requirements will be extremely strict and the pre-reg scammers are going to be left out IMO.

 

[Caveman]

I "pre-regged" eu.eu! Didn't cost anything, so nothing lost. If I don't get it, I won't be performing a swan dive off the tallest building. Truly a win-win situation! LOL

 

[mole]

I "pre-regged" eu.eu! Didn't cost anything, so nothing lost.

Did you submit your cc details, cave?