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This step requires human intervention and can take a few days.'"},{"url":"https://nic.eu.org/policy.html","date":"2026-10-22","proved":"the general policy: small commercial sites are accepted but 'VERY STRONGLY' asked to reserve a domain at an ICANN-accredited registrar instead"},{"url":"https://nic.eu.org/","date":"2026-10-30","proved":"registration is free; the home page says nothing of renewal","capture":"sha256:f4bb66fa3a008d98dda2d873ef9b32a71cfc9a0d947154a0881e46f8bc5d9929","quote":"The main goal of EU.org is to provide free subdomain registration to users or non-profit organizations who cannot afford the fees demanded by some NICs."},{"url":"https://nic.eu.org/register.html","date":"2026-10-30","proved":"every request is validated by a person, in what the page calls a few days; the registration steps state no term and no renewal","capture":"sha256:f15379ca018f5ef8babd8dd3f309efb5daa56abdb586aa6b3a928d5fcb5b4890","quote":"Wait for an e-mail reply indicating that your request has been validated. This step requires human intervention and can take a few days."},{"url":"https://nic.eu.org/arf/en/contact/create/","date":"2026-10-30","proved":"a Gmail address cannot receive the contact validation e-mail","capture":"sha256:e2b9fc59902554e6402a2446cbd16a861870446aefe8d31cdca9c1efd7e72d49","quote":"Don't use Gmail addresses here, you will not be able to validate your contact."},{"url":"https://nic.eu.org/top-policy.html","date":"2026-10-30","proved":"EU.org serves only the NS delegation; records live on the DNS host the delegation names","capture":"sha256:76bfe9aaa94003d8379aab6cc86d2bc2d0937c5f38621d1e4bb452008b21084c","quote":"To minimize administration, only domain delegation (NS records) is provided."},{"url":"https://nic.eu.org/register.html","date":"2026-10-30","proved":"the account and the domain request are made in the web application at nic.eu.org/arf/","capture":"sha256:16d2f528d6a8f187618c9905237975c4aa0fa08e09990716b54070f070db7360","quote":"Create an account and request your domain here."},{"url":"https://nic.eu.org/arf/en/contact/create/","date":"2026-10-30","proved":"the contact form asks for a name, an e-mail address and a postal address; 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the steps state no term or renewal","capture":"sha256:16d2f528d6a8f187618c9905237975c4aa0fa08e09990716b54070f070db7360","quote":"Wait for an e-mail reply indicating that your request has been validated. This step requires human intervention and can take a few days."},{"url":"https://www.nodeseek.com/post-104532-1","date":"2026-11-02","proved":"a registrant whose subdomains vanished from an account says there is no precedent of a domain being reclaimed and suspects an account takeover","capture":"sha256:03c2d99e493c49b167eb0bd9862bc1f9307fdcf4e76e2c75169507b5000ff3ef","quote":"好像没有域名被收回的先例，估计被盗号过户给其他账号了。"},{"url":"https://www.hostloc.net/thread-274687-1-1.html","date":"2026-11-02","proved":"a poster in a thread about a subdomain missing from an account says EU.org does not reclaim domains and that long-idle subdomains are still present","capture":"sha256:934f50971a0607b9750e1e35f2ac02b64964239b0e43602498ddbf356cde4631","quote":"eu不存在收回域名的情况，我的闲置很长时间了，查看还都在。"},{"url":"https://nic.eu.org/","date":"2026-11-02","proved":"the home page states free subdomain registration and says nothing of a term, expiry or renewal","capture":"sha256:59648ecbbdad87d14f4ecff82695b81e190cad881abf4f90579b077b4b2f9afb","quote":"The main goal of EU.org is to provide free subdomain registration to users or non-profit organizations who cannot afford the fees demanded by some NICs."}],"verdict":"qualifies-with-caveat","verified_at":"2026-11-02T10:17:37.009Z","price_per_tb_month":null,"notes":"The gate is a person, not a number: a manual validation with no published queue length or approval rate. 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