According to its WHOIS record, APPALACHIANBOOKSTORE.COM was created on September 12, 2015 and expires on September 12, 2023. That is around 11 years of continuous registration. It is registered through NAMECHEAP INC (IANA ID 1068) and is past its expiry date. Status flags block unauthorised transfer. The registrant country on record is Iceland. DNS is served by ns2302.hostgator.com and ns2301.hostgator.com. 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. 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.
In the period from August 2, 2017 to February 16, 2023, 38 fields of the record were modified. The domain moved from eNom Inc. to NAMECHEAP INC. The same nameservers stayed in place, only their order changed. It was renewed: the expiry date went from September 12, 2017 to September 12, 2023. The full record, including every stored snapshot, can be downloaded in JSON, XML or CSV.
For APPALACHIANBOOKSTORE.COM, Whois Data Center keeps 5 historical WHOIS snapshots. The most recent capture is from February 16, 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.
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