Registered on December 2, 2005, ETROAD.COM is paid up until December 1, 2027. Its age is about 20 years. GMO Internet Group, Inc. d/b/a Onamae.com (IANA ID 49) is the registrar of record, and the domain is currently active. Public WHOIS names Nishio Kosan Co.,Ltd as the registrant organisation, with Japan as the country. 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. When a domain uses its own nameservers, the owner runs the DNS directly instead of relying on a hosting or DNS provider. The creation date shows when the name was first registered, while the expiry date shows how long the current registration has been paid for. Domains that are not renewed before their expiry date normally enter a grace and redemption period before they can be registered again. 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. Registrars are the companies accredited to sell and manage domain names, and the sponsoring registrar is the one currently responsible for this name. Public WHOIS records can show the registrant organisation and country, while many owners now hide personal details behind privacy services. Registry locks add an extra layer of protection for valuable names, because changes then need manual confirmation by the registry. Privacy services replace the owner's contact details in the public record with those of a proxy, which is common for personal registrations. 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.
We have collected 5 historical WHOIS snapshots for ETROAD.COM. The newest snapshot was taken on November 3, 2026. Snapshots are collected over time, so the gaps between them depend on how often the record was checked. Comparing snapshots makes it easy to see when the registrar, nameservers or status of a domain changed. The snapshot list below shows every capture we hold, newest first. Security teams use WHOIS history to spot suspicious ownership changes and to link related domains. 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. 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. Investigators use dated records to establish who controlled a domain at a specific point in time.
Comparing October 15, 2017 with November 3, 2026 shows 36 fields changed. The registrar changed from GMO Internet Inc. to GMO Internet Group, Inc. d/b/a Onamae.com. Status flags were updated: OK was removed. The registrant organisation became visible in the public record. The expiry date moved from December 2, 2017 to December 1, 2027, which shows the domain was renewed. Use the history below to compare any two snapshots or download the complete record.
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