ayyv.net

According to its WHOIS record, AYYV.NET was created on May 9, 2017 and expires on May 9, 2018. That is around 9 years of continuous registration. It is registered through Chengdu West Dimension Digital Technology Co. Ltd. (IANA ID 1556) and is past its expiry date. The registrant country on record is China. DNS is served by f1g1ns1.dnspod.net and f1g1ns2.dnspod.net. 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. 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. A registrar transfer moves the management of a domain from one company to another without changing the domain name itself. Changes to the registrant organisation can point to a sale, a merger or simply an update of company details. The creation date shows when the name was first registered, while the expiry date shows how long the current registration has been paid for.

In the period from October 14, 2016 to February 4, 2018, 39 fields of the record were modified. The domain moved from eName Technology Co.; Ltd. to Chengdu West Dimension Digital Technology Co. Ltd.. DNS moved from ns1.51dns.com and ns2.51dns.com to f1g1ns1.dnspod.net and f1g1ns2.dnspod.net. Status flags were updated: OK was added and clientDeleteProhibited and clientTransferProhibited were removed. It was renewed: the expiry date went from November 15, 2016 to May 9, 2018. The full record, including every stored snapshot, can be downloaded in JSON, XML or CSV.

For AYYV.NET, Whois Data Center keeps 6 historical WHOIS snapshots. The most recent capture is from February 4, 2018. Buyers often review the history of a domain before purchasing it, to see past owners and registrars. Comparing snapshots makes it easy to see when the registrar, nameservers or status of a domain changed. Historical records are useful for due diligence, brand protection and investigating the background of a website.