RUOK.GLOBAL has existed since November 18, 2014, with the present registration ending on November 18, 2023. That makes the domain about 11 years old. The registration is held with GoDaddy.com LLC (IANA ID 146); its status is past its expiry date. Its record is locked against unauthorised transfer and deletion. The registrant is listed in United States. It uses the nameservers pdns06.domaincontrol.com and pdns05.domaincontrol.com, hosted with GoDaddy. Domains that are not renewed before their expiry date normally enter a grace and redemption period before they can be registered again. 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. 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. Privacy services replace the owner's contact details in the public record with those of a proxy, which is common for personal registrations. Registry locks add an extra layer of protection for valuable names, because changes then need manual confirmation by the registry. Status flags such as transfer or delete locks are set by the registrar or registry to protect a domain from unauthorised changes. An older registration date is often seen as a sign of an established website, although age alone says nothing about who owns it today. 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. 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.
Whois Data Center has 11 historical WHOIS snapshots for RUOK.GLOBAL. The latest available snapshot is dated November 22, 2022. Historical records are useful for due diligence, brand protection and investigating the background of a website. 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. 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.
4 fields changed between the snapshots of August 29, 2022 and November 22, 2022. Status flags were updated: autoRenewPeriod was added and clientUpdateProhibited was removed. The expiry date moved from November 18, 2022 to November 18, 2023, which shows the domain was renewed. Scroll down to see the full current record and the complete list of historical snapshots.
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