smiw.net

According to its WHOIS record, SMIW.NET was created on September 29, 2011 and expires on September 29, 2017. That makes the domain about 15 years old. It is registered through OVH sas (IANA ID 433) and is past its expiry date. Its record is locked against unauthorised transfer and deletion. The registrant is listed in Belgium. DNS is served by dns20.ovh.net and ns20.ovh.net. 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. Status flags such as transfer or delete locks are set by the registrar or registry to protect a domain from unauthorised changes. Registry locks add an extra layer of protection for valuable names, because changes then need manual confirmation by the registry. Privacy services replace the owner's contact details in the public record with those of a proxy, which is common for personal registrations. 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. A registrar transfer moves the management of a domain from one company to another without changing the domain name itself.

Whois Data Center has 4 historical WHOIS snapshots for SMIW.NET. The most recent capture is from October 19, 2016. A long history with few changes usually points to a stable owner, while frequent changes can signal a transfer or a resale. Snapshots are collected over time, so the gaps between them depend on how often the record was checked. 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. Investigators use dated records to establish who controlled a domain at a specific point in time. These records help track changes in registration details, ownership signals and DNS over time. The snapshot list below shows every capture we hold, newest first.

In the period from April 23, 2014 to October 19, 2016, 38 fields of the record were modified. The registrar changed from OVH to OVH sas. The expiry date moved from September 29, 2014 to September 29, 2017, which shows the domain was renewed. Each change listed here can be checked against the original snapshots further down the page.