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.eu Opens for Registration

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the euro-stops-here dept.

jla writes "Today, the .eu top-level domain opens for registration. Handled by EURid, the launch will be divided into two phases: A two-month 'Sunrise,' during which only the holders of certain 'prior rights' will be allowed to register their names, and the following 'Land Rush,' where registrations will be open to everyone. So finally the long-awaited pan-European TLD launches. The big question now is, will EURid's systems be able to handle the load?"

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  1. Haha, not now! by Xarius · · Score: 3, Funny

    The big question now is, will EURid's systems be able to handle the load?

    Truly this slashdotting will be a good test of that! ;)

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    1. Re:Haha, not now! by bhtooefr · · Score: 2, Funny

      I can resolve it, and I'm in the US.

  2. my domain by mrtroy · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hopefully I can get my ideal domain...

    fuck.eu

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    1. Re:my domain by NotoriousGOD · · Score: 1, Funny

      how about icanse.eu ipon.eu

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    2. Re:my domain by paranode · · Score: 4, Funny

      New French Government site - sacrebl.eu

    3. Re:my domain by dbolger · · Score: 5, Funny

      I was gonna make that joke, but then I thought, "nah, it will just cost me karma", and I didn't. So tohellwith.eu ;P

    4. Re:my domain by anaesthetica · · Score: 1, Funny

      Don't you mean PepeLeP.eu?

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    5. Re:my domain by amliebsch · · Score: 5, Funny

      In Soviet Russia, domain.registers.eu

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  3. Good for icky stuff by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Think of ending every URL with valley-girl-speek "eeeyuuu!".

  4. Who are... by NotoriousGOD · · Score: 3, Funny

    the people with "prior" rights? I bet it's the French. It's always the damn French.

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    1. Re:Who are... by Tony+Hoyle · · Score: 2, Funny

      Nah it's the germans. They've covered their domains with beach towels before anyone else got a look in.

  5. ramsex.eu reserved by cwis42 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Not sure what this means... But ramsex.eu has been officially reserved by the European Commission for its own use or for use by the Community institutions and bodies.

    1. Re:ramsex.eu reserved by spot35 · · Score: 4, Funny

      In other news, sheep were seen following a web admin who had recently registered bar-ram.eu

    2. Re:ramsex.eu reserved by Jugalator · · Score: 2, Funny

      So in Sweden, schoolchildren can legitimately go around saying "fart" and "sex" all day.

      Well, I pity the countries where this is illegal.
      In which civilized country can't you even utter these words legitimately?

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  6. appropriate. by grub · · Score: 3, Funny


    Say it aloud "goatce.eu"

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  7. stupid registration restrictions. by cliffy2000 · · Score: 3, Funny

    i really wanted ypiresiasintonismoukatapolemisisapatiz.eu, you know. (i wish i was kidding!)

  8. EU-US by paranode · · Score: 4, Funny

    US: I could help a bit. I could host it for a while.
    EU: *gives distrusting look*
    US: Host it for a while... a while... Share the load... the load...
    EU: Get away!!
    US: I don't want to keep it! I just want to help!
    UN: See! See! He wants it for himself!
    US: Shut up you! Go away! Get out of here!
    EU: No, US. It's you.

  9. Who thinks... by saskboy · · Score: 4, Funny

    Who thinks that Taco will forget to register slashdot.eu?

    Then the GNAA or some old people in Korea will use it instead.

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  10. Yahoo in Russian by Palal · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yahoo.eu reads like a profanity in Russian... I wonder if they'll register.

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  11. Domain name claims by me by 192939495969798999 · · Score: 4, Funny

    1. aeiou.eu
    2. p.eu
    3. howar.eu
    4. ach.eu
    5. InSovietRussiaWeGoogl.eu
    6. AndNowImSpent.eu

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  12. Yet another idea by rolypolyman · · Score: 1, Funny

    Pornsters will take note that pee.eu can be used for both water sports and scat.

  13. Re:.eu does not matter by Anonymous+Luddite · · Score: 3, Funny

    >> co.ck mean nothing

    surely you meant co. u k?

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  14. Re:Already almost 100.000 by Odin's+Raven · · Score: 4, Funny
    sex.eu was asked for 204 times.

    In domains as in life - often requested, rarely granted.

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