africanearth.com

According to its WHOIS record, AFRICANEARTH.COM was created on July 28, 2004 and expires on July 28, 2018. That is around 22 years of continuous registration. It is registered through Tucows Domains Inc. (IANA ID 69) and is past its expiry date. Status flags block unauthorised transfer and updates. The registrant country on record is South Africa. DNS is served by ns1.dns, ns1.host, ns2.dns and ns2.host. The creation date shows when the name was first registered, while the expiry date shows how long the current registration has been paid for. Domains that are not renewed before their expiry date normally enter a grace and redemption period before they can be registered again. Registry locks add an extra layer of protection for valuable names, because changes then need manual confirmation by the registry. When a domain uses its own nameservers, the owner runs the DNS directly instead of relying on a hosting or DNS provider. Nameservers decide where a domain's DNS is hosted, so a change of nameservers usually means the website or email moved to a new provider. A registrar transfer moves the management of a domain from one company to another without changing the domain name itself. Managed DNS providers are often used for speed, security and protection against attacks.

In the period from July 24, 2016 to September 26, 2017, 31 fields of the record were modified. The domain moved from Gandi SAS to Tucows Domains Inc.. DNS moved from de-cp01.sybaweb.net and sa-cp01.sybaweb.net to ns1.dns, ns1.host, ns2.dns and ns2.host. Status flags were updated: clientUpdateProhibited was added. It was renewed: the expiry date went from July 28, 2017 to July 28, 2018. The full record, including every stored snapshot, can be downloaded in JSON, XML or CSV.

For AFRICANEARTH.COM, Whois Data Center keeps 5 historical WHOIS snapshots. The most recent capture is from September 26, 2017. Security teams use WHOIS history to spot suspicious ownership changes and to link related domains. These records help track changes in registration details, ownership signals and DNS over time. Historical records are useful for due diligence, brand protection and investigating the background of a website. Snapshots are collected over time, so the gaps between them depend on how often the record was checked. Comparing snapshots makes it easy to see when the registrar, nameservers or status of a domain changed. The snapshot list below shows every capture we hold, newest first. Investigators use dated records to establish who controlled a domain at a specific point in time. A long history with few changes usually points to a stable owner, while frequent changes can signal a transfer or a resale.