societetrader.net

According to its WHOIS record, SOCIETETRADER.NET was created on July 17, 2007 and expires on July 17, 2027. That makes the domain about 19 years old. It is registered through Webnames.ca Inc. (IANA ID 456) and is active. The public WHOIS shows the registrant organisation as Webnames Services INC, based in Canada. 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. 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. 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. The creation date shows when the name was first registered, while the expiry date shows how long the current registration has been paid for. Domains that are not renewed before their expiry date normally enter a grace and redemption period before they can be registered again. When a domain uses its own nameservers, the owner runs the DNS directly instead of relying on a hosting or DNS provider. 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. 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.

Whois Data Center has 12 historical WHOIS snapshots for SOCIETETRADER.NET. The most recent capture is from October 31, 2026. Each snapshot is a dated copy of the public WHOIS record as it looked when it was collected. 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. Historical records are useful for due diligence, brand protection and investigating the background of a website. Buyers often review the history of a domain before purchasing it, to see past owners and registrars. Comparing snapshots makes it easy to see when the registrar, nameservers or status of a domain changed. The snapshot list below shows every capture we hold, newest first. Security teams use WHOIS history to spot suspicious ownership changes and to link related domains. 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.

In the period from November 11, 2022 to October 31, 2026, 34 fields of the record were modified. The registrar name was reformatted from "WEBNAMES.CA INC" to "Webnames.ca Inc.", which is the same registrar. Status flags were updated: clientTransferProhibited was removed. The registrant organisation became visible in the public record. The expiry date moved from July 17, 2023 to July 17, 2027, which shows the domain was renewed. Each change listed here can be checked against the original snapshots further down the page.