According to its WHOIS record, ALEXSERVER.ASIA was created on October 16, 2023 and expires on October 16, 2024. That is around 3 years of continuous registration. It is registered through Alibaba Cloud Computing Ltd. d/b/a HiChina (www.net.cn) (IANA ID 1599) and is past its expiry date. The registrant country on record is China. DNS is served by dns10.hichina.com and dns9.hichina.com. The creation date shows when the name was first registered, while the expiry date shows how long the current registration has been paid for. Managed DNS providers are often used for speed, security and protection against attacks. Domains that are not renewed before their expiry date normally enter a grace and redemption period before they can be registered again. Privacy services replace the owner's contact details in the public record with those of a proxy, which is common for personal registrations. 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. Renewals are usually made for one to ten years at a time, so an expiry date far in the future shows a long-term commitment to the name. Status flags such as transfer or delete locks are set by the registrar or registry to protect a domain from unauthorised changes. Changes to the registrant organisation can point to a sale, a merger or simply an update of company details.
35 fields changed between the two most recent snapshots. The domain moved from ASIA Registry R6-ASIA (700001)|PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com R28-ASIA (303) to Alibaba Cloud Computing Ltd. d/b/a HiChina (www.net.cn). Status flags were updated: addPeriod was added. The registrant organisation is no longer shown in the public record. The full record, including every stored snapshot, can be downloaded in JSON, XML or CSV.
For ALEXSERVER.ASIA, Whois Data Center keeps 3 historical WHOIS snapshots. The most recent capture is from October 17, 2023. 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. Buyers often review the history of a domain before purchasing it, to see past owners and registrars. Each snapshot is a dated copy of the public WHOIS record as it looked when it was collected. Historical records are useful for due diligence, brand protection and investigating the background of a website.
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