EURid launches a new registration platform
On September 15, 2014, the registry operator of .EU (EURid) will launch its new registration platform.
On the two days prior to launch (from 22:00 UTC September 12, 2014 to 07:00 UTC September 15, 2014) the registry will be offline and it will not be possible to perform any transactions on .EU domain names.
This is what you should expect:
New registrations will be queued and processed once the registry is back online.
Any changes (DNS, contact and so on), renewals and transfers will fail and will need to be resubmitted once the registry is back online on September 15, 2014.
New lifecycle for .EU domains
After the launch of the new platform, newly registered .EU domain names will follow a different renewal/expiry lifecycle, similar to .COM. Please note that these changes only impact registrations made after September 15, 2014.
Currently, .EU domains will renew and/or expire at the end of the month they were registered in. Here’s an example:
Registration date: January 15, 2014
Expiry/renewal date: January 31, 2015
Starting September 15, 2014 newly registered .EU domains will renew and/or expire at the end of their registration term. Here’s an example for a 1-year registration term:
Registration date: October 15, 2014
Expiry/renewal date: October 15, 2015
