According to its WHOIS record, MERLINSREALM.COM was created on December 26, 2018 and expires on December 26, 2022. This gives it about 7 years of history. It is registered through TUCOWS INC. (IANA ID 69) and is past its expiry date. Unauthorised transfer and updates are prevented by its status flags. The registrant country on record is Canada. DNS is served by ns-cloud-e2.googledomains.com, ns-cloud-e4.googledomains.com, ns-cloud-e1.googledomains.com and ns-cloud-e3.googledomains.com, which means its DNS is run by Google. 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. Managed DNS providers are often used for speed, security and protection against attacks. 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. When a domain uses its own nameservers, the owner runs the DNS directly instead of relying on a hosting or DNS provider. Domains that are not renewed before their expiry date normally enter a grace and redemption period before they can be registered again. The creation date shows when the name was first registered, while the expiry date shows how long the current registration has been paid for. 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. Public WHOIS records can show the registrant organisation and country, while many owners now hide personal details behind privacy services.
In the period from September 29, 2022 to November 17, 2022, 4 fields of the record were modified. The same nameservers stayed in place, only their order changed. Scroll down to see the full current record and the complete list of historical snapshots.
The Whois Data Center archive contains 16 historical WHOIS snapshots for MERLINSREALM.COM. The most recent capture is from November 17, 2022. A long history with few changes usually points to a stable owner, while frequent changes can signal a transfer or a resale. Security teams use WHOIS history to spot suspicious ownership changes and to link related domains. 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. 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.
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