TIXIAN.WIN dates back to August 13, 2016; its registration is valid until August 12, 2026. That makes the domain about 10 years old. ALIBABA.COM SINGAPORE E-COMMERCE PRIVATE LIMITED (IANA ID 3775) manages the name, which is past its expiry date at the moment. The registrant is listed in China. Its nameservers are dns10.hichina.com and dns9.hichina.com. Changes to the registrant organisation can point to a sale, a merger or simply an update of company details. 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. When a domain uses its own nameservers, the owner runs the DNS directly instead of relying on a hosting or DNS provider. 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. Registry locks add an extra layer of protection for valuable names, because changes then need manual confirmation by the registry.
Whois Data Center has 5 historical WHOIS snapshots for TIXIAN.WIN. The newest snapshot was taken on December 23, 2022. These records help track changes in registration details, ownership signals and DNS over time. Snapshots are collected over time, so the gaps between them depend on how often the record was checked. The snapshot list below shows every capture we hold, newest first. 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. A long history with few changes usually points to a stable owner, while frequent changes can signal a transfer or a resale. Buyers often review the history of a domain before purchasing it, to see past owners and registrars. Security teams use WHOIS history to spot suspicious ownership changes and to link related domains.
The record was updated in 37 fields between April 3, 2020 and December 23, 2022. The registrar changed from Alibaba Cloud Computing Ltd. d/b/a HiChina (www.net.cn) to ALIBABA.COM SINGAPORE E-COMMERCE PRIVATE LIMITED. Status flags were updated: ok was added and dns10.hichina.com and dns9.hichina.com were removed. The complete history is available below and can be exported for your own analysis.
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