ridiculouswinch.com

RIDICULOUSWINCH.COM has existed since May 28, 2018, with the present registration ending on May 28, 2019. That makes the domain about 8 years old. The registration is held with DropCatch.com 474 LLC (IANA ID 1954); its status is past its expiry date. Its record is locked against unauthorised transfer. The registrant is listed in United States. It uses the nameservers nsg1.namebrightdns.com and nsg2.namebrightdns.com. 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. 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. 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. Privacy services replace the owner's contact details in the public record with those of a proxy, which is common for personal registrations. 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.

Whois Data Center has 6 historical WHOIS snapshots for RIDICULOUSWINCH.COM. The latest available snapshot is dated May 29, 2018. 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. 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. Each snapshot is a dated copy of the public WHOIS record as it looked when it was collected. 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.

38 fields changed between the snapshots of September 25, 2016 and May 29, 2018. The registrar changed from GoDaddy.com LLC to DropCatch.com 474 LLC. The nameservers moved from ns51.domaincontrol.com and ns52.domaincontrol.com to nsg1.namebrightdns.com and nsg2.namebrightdns.com. Status flags were updated: clientDeleteProhibited, clientRenewProhibited and clientUpdateProhibited were removed. The expiry date moved from March 10, 2017 to May 28, 2019, which shows the domain was renewed. Scroll down to see the full current record and the complete list of historical snapshots.