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EU.org domains can be registered for free and do not expire. I've registered one more than 10 years ago, set up DNS using he.net and never had any issues.

by ilanco 4y ago

traceroute66 4y ago
> EU.org domains can be registered for free and do not expire. But "eu.org" is not a TLD. If I were looking to register a domain for 10 years, the last thing I would do is put myself at the mercy of a middleman peddling subdomains.
- pxx 4y ago
  All registrations are at the mercy of a middleman, especially gTLD registrations.
  - hiptobecubic 4y ago
    Ok... So two middlemen
Ayesh 4y ago
.eu.org namespace isn't crowded either. I could register my first name with it, and gleefully kept it for a few years now. I have more trust with them to run it more than those novelty gTLDs that run all sorts of games to take as much money as possible.
capableweb 4y ago
Similarly for JS developers out there, https://js.org/ https://js.org/ has free subdomains for anything related to JavaScript
sshine 4y ago
I experienced my DNS service quitting and being unable to change my nameservers in EU.org; my email had changed, so automatic reset didn’t work, and guess how much tech support you get when you pay zero. EU.org cannot be recommended for longevity.
afandian 4y ago
Not sure if it applies, but when the UK left the EU, our access to EU domains was, predictably, cut off. Apart from the politics of it, it was jarring because domain names can be so pivotal to so many aspects of business and life. https://www.gov.uk/guidance/registering-and-renewing-eu-domain-names-in-the-uk https://www.gov.uk/guidance/registering-and-renewing-eu-doma...
eCa 4y ago
To avoid confusion: ”This site has no relation with the European Union, despite its name.”[1] > do not expire The current expiration date for all eu.org domains is 2026-08-08[2]. [1] https://nic.eu.org/ https://nic.eu.org/ [2] https://who.is/whois/eu.org https://who.is/whois/eu.org
1kurac 4y ago
See also https://www.getfreedomain.name https://www.getfreedomain.name for more free subdomains like that. I guess something like this is good enough for "a website", but you eventually end up getting what you paid for ...

EU.org domains can be registered for free and do not expire. I've registered one more than 10 years ago, set up DNS using he.net and never had any issues.

by ilanco 4y ago

EU.org domains can be registered for free and do not expire. I've registered one more than 10 years ago, set up DNS using he.net and never had any issues.

traceroute66 4y ago

> EU.org domains can be registered for free and do not expire. But "eu.org" is not a TLD. If I were looking to register a domain for 10 years, the last thing I would do is put myself at the mercy of a middleman peddling subdomains.

pxx 4y ago
All registrations are at the mercy of a middleman, especially gTLD registrations.
- hiptobecubic 4y ago
  Ok... So two middlemen

Ayesh 4y ago

.eu.org namespace isn't crowded either. I could register my first name with it, and gleefully kept it for a few years now. I have more trust with them to run it more than those novelty gTLDs that run all sorts of games to take as much money as possible.

capableweb 4y ago

Similarly for JS developers out there, https://js.org/ https://js.org/ has free subdomains for anything related to JavaScript

sshine 4y ago

I experienced my DNS service quitting and being unable to change my nameservers in EU.org; my email had changed, so automatic reset didn’t work, and guess how much tech support you get when you pay zero. EU.org cannot be recommended for longevity.

afandian 4y ago

Not sure if it applies, but when the UK left the EU, our access to EU domains was, predictably, cut off. Apart from the politics of it, it was jarring because domain names can be so pivotal to so many aspects of business and life. https://www.gov.uk/guidance/registering-and-renewing-eu-domain-names-in-the-uk https://www.gov.uk/guidance/registering-and-renewing-eu-doma...

eCa 4y ago

To avoid confusion: ”This site has no relation with the European Union, despite its name.”[1] > do not expire The current expiration date for all eu.org domains is 2026-08-08[2]. [1] https://nic.eu.org/ https://nic.eu.org/ [2] https://who.is/whois/eu.org https://who.is/whois/eu.org

1kurac 4y ago

See also https://www.getfreedomain.name https://www.getfreedomain.name for more free subdomains like that. I guess something like this is good enough for "a website", but you eventually end up getting what you paid for ...