Registered on July 7, 2009, EXCELSIORMERLIN.ORG is paid up until July 7, 2018. Its age is about 17 years. 1&1 Internet AG (IANA ID 83) is the registrar of record, and the domain is currently past its expiry date. The registrant is listed in Germany. Its nameservers are a.ns36.de and b.ns36.de. 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. When a domain uses its own nameservers, the owner runs the DNS directly instead of relying on a hosting or DNS provider. Registry locks add an extra layer of protection for valuable names, because changes then need manual confirmation by the registry. 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. Managed DNS providers are often used for speed, security and protection against attacks. A registrar transfer moves the management of a domain from one company to another without changing the domain name itself. 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. Privacy services replace the owner's contact details in the public record with those of a proxy, which is common for personal registrations.
We have collected 7 historical WHOIS snapshots for EXCELSIORMERLIN.ORG. The newest snapshot was taken on September 18, 2017. 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. 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.
Comparing June 29, 2016 with September 18, 2017 shows 47 fields changed. The nameservers moved from ns67.1and1.co.uk and ns68.1and1.co.uk to a.ns36.de and b.ns36.de. Status flags were updated: pendingDelete and serverHold were added and clientTransferProhibited was removed. The expiry date moved from July 7, 2016 to July 7, 2018, which shows the domain was renewed. Use the history below to compare any two snapshots or download the complete record.
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