atom-nihonium.org

According to its WHOIS record, ATOM-NIHONIUM.ORG was created on July 9, 2016 and expires on July 9, 2018. That is around 10 years of continuous registration. It is registered through GMO Internet Inc. (IANA ID 49) and is past its expiry date. The registrant country on record is Japan. DNS is served by nsjtb.atom and nsnec.atom. 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. Changes to the registrant organisation can point to a sale, a merger or simply an update of company details. 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. When a domain uses its own nameservers, the owner runs the DNS directly instead of relying on a hosting or DNS provider. An older registration date is often seen as a sign of an established website, although age alone says nothing about who owns it today. Registry locks add an extra layer of protection for valuable names, because changes then need manual confirmation by the registry. Registrars are the companies accredited to sell and manage domain names, and the sponsoring registrar is the one currently responsible for this name. Managed DNS providers are often used for speed, security and protection against attacks. Public WHOIS records can show the registrant organisation and country, while many owners now hide personal details behind privacy services. A registrar transfer moves the management of a domain from one company to another without changing the domain name itself. The creation date shows when the name was first registered, while the expiry date shows how long the current registration has been paid for. Privacy services replace the owner's contact details in the public record with those of a proxy, which is common for personal registrations.

In the period from July 12, 2016 to September 20, 2017, 25 fields of the record were modified. DNS moved from ns01.atom-nihonium.org and ns02.atom-nihonium.org to nsjtb.atom and nsnec.atom. Status flags were updated: pendingDelete and serverHold were added and addPeriod and serverTransferProhibited were removed. It was renewed: the expiry date went from July 9, 2017 to July 9, 2018. The full record, including every stored snapshot, can be downloaded in JSON, XML or CSV.

For ATOM-NIHONIUM.ORG, Whois Data Center keeps 5 historical WHOIS snapshots. The most recent capture is from September 20, 2017. Snapshots are collected over time, so the gaps between them depend on how often the record was checked. 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. Comparing snapshots makes it easy to see when the registrar, nameservers or status of a domain changed. Investigators use dated records to establish who controlled a domain at a specific point in time. The snapshot list below shows every capture we hold, newest first. Buyers often review the history of a domain before purchasing it, to see past owners and registrars. A long history with few changes usually points to a stable owner, while frequent changes can signal a transfer or a resale.