According to its WHOIS record, MAPADS.BIZ was created on December 3, 2016 and expires on December 2, 2018. This gives it about 9 years of history. It is registered through Tucows Domains Inc. (IANA ID 69) and is past its expiry date. The registrant country on record is Switzerland. DNS is served by ns1.renewyourname.net and ns2.renewyourname.net. 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. 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. Changes to the registrant organisation can point to a sale, a merger or simply an update of company details. An older registration date is often seen as a sign of an established website, although age alone says nothing about who owns it today. Status flags such as transfer or delete locks are set by the registrar or registry to protect a domain from unauthorised changes. When a domain uses its own nameservers, the owner runs the DNS directly instead of relying on a hosting or DNS provider. Public WHOIS records can show the registrant organisation and country, while many owners now hide personal details behind privacy services. Registrars are the companies accredited to sell and manage domain names, and the sponsoring registrar is the one currently responsible for this name. Managed DNS providers are often used for speed, security and protection against attacks.
In the period from December 8, 2017 to December 10, 2018, 37 fields of the record were modified. DNS moved from ns1.dnsitalia.net, ns2.dnsitalia.net, nsct.dnsitalia.net and nsrm.dnsitalia.net to ns1.renewyourname.net and ns2.renewyourname.net. Status flags were updated: autoRenewPeriod was added and RENEWPERIOD was removed. Scroll down to see the full current record and the complete list of historical snapshots.
The Whois Data Center archive contains 5 historical WHOIS snapshots for MAPADS.BIZ. The most recent capture is from December 10, 2018. Snapshots are collected over time, so the gaps between them depend on how often the record was checked. Historical records are useful for due diligence, brand protection and investigating the background of a website. These records help track changes in registration details, ownership signals and DNS over time. Investigators use dated records to establish who controlled a domain at a specific point in time. The snapshot list below shows every capture we hold, newest first. Comparing snapshots makes it easy to see when the registrar, nameservers or status of a domain changed. Buyers often review the history of a domain before purchasing it, to see past owners and registrars.
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