fossevents.org

FOSSEVENTS.ORG has existed since November 3, 2026, with the present registration ending on November 3, 2027. It was registered only 12 days ago, so it is a newly registered domain. The registration is held with Squarespace Domains II LLC (IANA ID 895); its status is active. The registrant is listed in Australia. 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. 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. 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. Privacy services replace the owner's contact details in the public record with those of a proxy, which is common for personal registrations. 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. Managed DNS providers are often used for speed, security and protection against attacks. Status flags such as transfer or delete locks are set by the registrar or registry to protect a domain from unauthorised changes. An older registration date is often seen as a sign of an established website, although age alone says nothing about who owns it today.

We have collected 9 historical WHOIS snapshots for FOSSEVENTS.ORG. The latest available snapshot is dated November 4, 2026. 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. A long history with few changes usually points to a stable owner, while frequent changes can signal a transfer or a resale. Snapshots are collected over time, so the gaps between them depend on how often the record was checked. The snapshot list below shows every capture we hold, newest first.

17 fields changed between the snapshots of December 1, 2025 and November 4, 2026. The registrar changed from GANDI SAS to Squarespace Domains II LLC. The registrant organisation is no longer shown in the public record. The expiry date moved from November 30, 2026 to November 3, 2027, which shows the domain was renewed. The full record, including every stored snapshot, can be downloaded in JSON, XML or CSV.