BRAINAFTER.COM dates back to June 14, 2020; its registration is valid until June 14, 2021. That is around 6 years of continuous registration. Namesilo LLC (IANA ID 1479) manages the name, which is past its expiry date at the moment. Status flags block unauthorised transfer. The registrant country on record is United States. Its nameservers are ns1.dnsowl.com, ns2.dnsowl.com and ns3.dnsowl.com. Domains that are not renewed before their expiry date normally enter a grace and redemption period before they can be registered again. 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. Status flags such as transfer or delete locks are set by the registrar or registry to protect a domain from unauthorised changes. Managed DNS providers are often used for speed, security and protection against attacks. An older registration date is often seen as a sign of an established website, although age alone says nothing about who owns it today.
23 fields changed between the two most recent snapshots. Only the spelling of the registrar name changed ("NameSilo LLC" to "Namesilo LLC"); it is the same registrar. The same nameservers stayed in place, only their order changed. The registrant organisation is no longer shown in the public record. Select any snapshot below to see the exact record that was captured on that date.
For BRAINAFTER.COM, Whois Data Center keeps 4 historical WHOIS snapshots. The newest snapshot was taken on June 16, 2020. 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. Historical records are useful for due diligence, brand protection and investigating the background of a website. Buyers often review the history of a domain before purchasing it, to see past owners and registrars. The snapshot list below shows every capture we hold, newest first.
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