ns123.net

NS123.NET dates back to October 6, 2005; its registration is valid until October 6, 2027. This gives it about 21 years of history. REALTIME REGISTER B.V. (IANA ID 839) manages the name, which is active at the moment. The registrant country on record is Netherlands. When a domain uses its own nameservers, the owner runs the DNS directly instead of relying on a hosting or DNS provider. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. An older registration date is often seen as a sign of an established website, although age alone says nothing about who owns it today.

The record was updated in 37 fields between December 20, 2022 and October 16, 2026. The domain moved from ENOM INC. to REALTIME REGISTER B.V.. Status flags were updated: clientTransferProhibited was removed. It was renewed: the expiry date went from October 6, 2023 to October 6, 2027. Each change listed here can be checked against the original snapshots further down the page.

The Whois Data Center archive contains 11 historical WHOIS snapshots for NS123.NET. The newest snapshot was taken on October 16, 2026. Comparing snapshots makes it easy to see when the registrar, nameservers or status of a domain changed. Historical records are useful for due diligence, brand protection and investigating the background of a website. 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. 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.