petjournal.com

The domain PETJOURNAL.COM was first registered on May 12, 2002 and its current term runs until May 12, 2027. That makes the domain about 24 years old. Its sponsoring registrar is ENOM, INC. (IANA ID 48), and the domain is active. The registrant is listed in United States. Registry locks add an extra layer of protection for valuable names, because changes then need manual confirmation by the registry. 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. Changes to the registrant organisation can point to a sale, a merger or simply an update of company details. A registrar transfer moves the management of a domain from one company to another without changing the domain name itself. 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. When a domain uses its own nameservers, the owner runs the DNS directly instead of relying on a hosting or DNS provider. 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. Managed DNS providers are often used for speed, security and protection against attacks. 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.

Whois Data Center has 5 historical WHOIS snapshots for PETJOURNAL.COM. The most recent capture is from November 1, 2026. These records help track changes in registration details, ownership signals and DNS over time. Security teams use WHOIS history to spot suspicious ownership changes and to link related domains. Historical records are useful for due diligence, brand protection and investigating the background of a website. Comparing snapshots makes it easy to see when the registrar, nameservers or status of a domain changed. 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. A long history with few changes usually points to a stable owner, while frequent changes can signal a transfer or a resale. Investigators use dated records to establish who controlled a domain at a specific point in time.

From November 5, 2017 to November 1, 2026, 39 fields were updated. The registrar name was reformatted from "eNom Inc." to "ENOM, INC.", which is the same registrar. Status flags were updated: clientTransferProhibited was removed. The expiry date moved from May 12, 2018 to May 12, 2027, which shows the domain was renewed. The full record, including every stored snapshot, can be downloaded in JSON, XML or CSV.