Registered on April 15, 2007, QLNS.COM is paid up until April 15, 2023. That makes the domain about 19 years old. Alibaba Cloud Computing Ltd. d/b/a HiChina (www.net.cn) (IANA ID 1599) is the registrar of record, and the domain is currently past its expiry date. The registrant is listed in China. Its nameservers are ns2.4.cn and ns1.4.cn. An older registration date is often seen as a sign of an established website, although age alone says nothing about who owns it today. Changes to the registrant organisation can point to a sale, a merger or simply an update of company details. Registry locks add an extra layer of protection for valuable names, because changes then need manual confirmation by the registry. Registrars are the companies accredited to sell and manage domain names, and the sponsoring registrar is the one currently responsible for this name. 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. A registrar transfer moves the management of a domain from one company to another without changing the domain name itself. The creation date shows when the name was first registered, while the expiry date shows how long the current registration has been paid for. Managed DNS providers are often used for speed, security and protection against attacks.
Whois Data Center has 11 historical WHOIS snapshots for QLNS.COM. The newest snapshot was taken on August 27, 2022. Snapshots are collected over time, so the gaps between them depend on how often the record was checked. These records help track changes in registration details, ownership signals and DNS over time. 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. 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 December 16, 2017 with August 27, 2022 shows 38 fields changed. The registrar changed from HiChina Zhicheng Technology Limited to Alibaba Cloud Computing Ltd. d/b/a HiChina (www.net.cn). The nameservers were reordered, but the same servers remain in use. The expiry date moved from April 15, 2019 to April 15, 2023, which shows the domain was renewed. Select any snapshot below to see the exact record that was captured on that date.
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