The domain PERSPEX.DURBAN was first registered on August 15, 2023 and its current term runs until August 15, 2024. That makes the domain about 3 years old. Its sponsoring registrar is DiaMatrix (IANA ID 1645), and the domain is past its expiry date. Its record is locked against unauthorised transfer. The registrant is listed in South Africa. DNS is served by ns1.tld-ns.net, ns4.tld-ns.com, ns2.tld-ns.com and ns3.tld-ns.net. 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. An older registration date is often seen as a sign of an established website, although age alone says nothing about who owns it today. 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. Changes to the registrant organisation can point to a sale, a merger or simply an update of company details.
Whois Data Center has 9 historical WHOIS snapshots for PERSPEX.DURBAN. The most recent capture is from August 16, 2023. 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. Each snapshot is a dated copy of the public WHOIS record as it looked when it was collected. 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.
From December 17, 2021 to August 16, 2023, 16 fields were updated. The registrar changed from Open SRS to DiaMatrix. The nameservers moved from ns2.renewyourname.net and ns1.renewyourname.net to ns1.tld-ns.net, ns4.tld-ns.com, ns2.tld-ns.com and ns3.tld-ns.net. Status flags were updated: clientTransferProhibited was added and ok was removed. The expiry date moved from December 10, 2022 to August 15, 2024, which shows the domain was renewed. The full record, including every stored snapshot, can be downloaded in JSON, XML or CSV.
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