How to see past DNS record history
A company I am about to do business with has a domain that is less than 1 year old per Whois, but they are supposed to be very old. When questioned, they say that their website is very old but their domain name had expired and they had to get it again, and this is why the whois shows it as so young.
Does this make sense? If so is it possible to see past whois records of this domain? This site is not on wayback machine :(
dns whois
asked May 10 '18 at 15:33
Karthik TKarthik T
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A company I am about to do business with has a domain that is less than 1 year old per Whois, but they are supposed to be very old. When questioned, they say that their website is very old but their domain name had expired and they had to get it again, and this is why the whois shows it as so young.
Does this make sense? If so is it possible to see past whois records of this domain? This site is not on wayback machine :(
dns whois
asked May 10 '18 at 15:33
Karthik TKarthik T
2,5841024
1
This would be up to the registrar to keep. There isn't an official or even unofficial history of domain registrations, what information is provided, is the only information accessible. If you are worried about their legitimacy, go another route, request information to prove when the company was incorporated. The domain registration isn't really a valid source of information, if you looked up a domain I owned, it wouldn't be registered to anyone that actually exists.
– Ramhound
May 10 '18 at 15:51
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@Ramhound: Which, incidentally, violates ICANN's policies on domain registration.
– grawity
May 10 '18 at 16:46
@grawity - I am aware of the requirements. You can also hide your real information for a price. Additionally, in my experience, very little verification of the information is provided anyways.
– Ramhound
May 10 '18 at 16:51
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A company I am about to do business with has a domain that is less than 1 year old per Whois, but they are supposed to be very old. When questioned, they say that their website is very old but their domain name had expired and they had to get it again, and this is why the whois shows it as so young.
Does this make sense? If so is it possible to see past whois records of this domain? This site is not on wayback machine :(
dns whois
asked May 10 '18 at 15:33
Karthik TKarthik T
2,5841024
A company I am about to do business with has a domain that is less than 1 year old per Whois, but they are supposed to be very old. When questioned, they say that their website is very old but their domain name had expired and they had to get it again, and this is why the whois shows it as so young.
Does this make sense? If so is it possible to see past whois records of this domain? This site is not on wayback machine :(
dns whois
dns whois
asked May 10 '18 at 15:33
Karthik TKarthik T
2,5841024
asked May 10 '18 at 15:33
Karthik TKarthik T
2,5841024
asked May 10 '18 at 15:33
Karthik TKarthik T
2,5841024
asked May 10 '18 at 15:33
Karthik TKarthik T
2,5841024
asked May 10 '18 at 15:33
Karthik TKarthik T
2,5841024
2,5841024
1
This would be up to the registrar to keep. There isn't an official or even unofficial history of domain registrations, what information is provided, is the only information accessible. If you are worried about their legitimacy, go another route, request information to prove when the company was incorporated. The domain registration isn't really a valid source of information, if you looked up a domain I owned, it wouldn't be registered to anyone that actually exists.
– Ramhound
May 10 '18 at 15:51
1
@Ramhound: Which, incidentally, violates ICANN's policies on domain registration.
– grawity
May 10 '18 at 16:46
@grawity - I am aware of the requirements. You can also hide your real information for a price. Additionally, in my experience, very little verification of the information is provided anyways.
– Ramhound
May 10 '18 at 16:51
add a comment |
1
This would be up to the registrar to keep. There isn't an official or even unofficial history of domain registrations, what information is provided, is the only information accessible. If you are worried about their legitimacy, go another route, request information to prove when the company was incorporated. The domain registration isn't really a valid source of information, if you looked up a domain I owned, it wouldn't be registered to anyone that actually exists.
– Ramhound
May 10 '18 at 15:51
1
@Ramhound: Which, incidentally, violates ICANN's policies on domain registration.
– grawity
May 10 '18 at 16:46
@grawity - I am aware of the requirements. You can also hide your real information for a price. Additionally, in my experience, very little verification of the information is provided anyways.
– Ramhound
May 10 '18 at 16:51
1
1
This would be up to the registrar to keep. There isn't an official or even unofficial history of domain registrations, what information is provided, is the only information accessible. If you are worried about their legitimacy, go another route, request information to prove when the company was incorporated. The domain registration isn't really a valid source of information, if you looked up a domain I owned, it wouldn't be registered to anyone that actually exists.
– Ramhound
May 10 '18 at 15:51
This would be up to the registrar to keep. There isn't an official or even unofficial history of domain registrations, what information is provided, is the only information accessible. If you are worried about their legitimacy, go another route, request information to prove when the company was incorporated. The domain registration isn't really a valid source of information, if you looked up a domain I owned, it wouldn't be registered to anyone that actually exists.
– Ramhound
May 10 '18 at 15:51
1
1
@Ramhound: Which, incidentally, violates ICANN's policies on domain registration.
– grawity
May 10 '18 at 16:46
@Ramhound: Which, incidentally, violates ICANN's policies on domain registration.
– grawity
May 10 '18 at 16:46
@grawity - I am aware of the requirements. You can also hide your real information for a price. Additionally, in my experience, very little verification of the information is provided anyways.
– Ramhound
May 10 '18 at 16:51
@grawity - I am aware of the requirements. You can also hide your real information for a price. Additionally, in my experience, very little verification of the information is provided anyways.
– Ramhound
May 10 '18 at 16:51
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The fact that the site is not on the Wayback Machine is already a red flag.
A "very old" website has an excellent chance of being recorded at least once.
I would suggest that you ask them for proof of existence,
since services that provide historical DNS information are usually commercial.
To answer the question, here are some such services (which I have never used).
They are not guaranteed to provide information about all registrars
and every website.
Hoster Stats :
Free and providing history starting from the year 2000.
Whois History :
Not free but gives freely some information which may be enough.- who.is
- DomainHistory.net
- domaintools.com
- whoisology.com
- domainIQ
answered May 10 '18 at 16:41
harrymcharrymc
262k14271579
Hoster stats worked well
– Karthik T
May 11 '18 at 3:21
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I can add one more to the @harrymc list.
https://completedns.com/dns-history/ - 5 free check per day, also offers paid plans with API and bulk check - i have used this one.
answered Jan 23 at 7:23
nacholibrenacholibre
1112
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The fact that the site is not on the Wayback Machine is already a red flag.
A "very old" website has an excellent chance of being recorded at least once.
I would suggest that you ask them for proof of existence,
since services that provide historical DNS information are usually commercial.
To answer the question, here are some such services (which I have never used).
They are not guaranteed to provide information about all registrars
and every website.
Hoster Stats :
Free and providing history starting from the year 2000.
Whois History :
Not free but gives freely some information which may be enough.- who.is
- DomainHistory.net
- domaintools.com
- whoisology.com
- domainIQ
answered May 10 '18 at 16:41
harrymcharrymc
262k14271579
Hoster stats worked well
– Karthik T
May 11 '18 at 3:21
add a comment |
The fact that the site is not on the Wayback Machine is already a red flag.
A "very old" website has an excellent chance of being recorded at least once.
I would suggest that you ask them for proof of existence,
since services that provide historical DNS information are usually commercial.
To answer the question, here are some such services (which I have never used).
They are not guaranteed to provide information about all registrars
and every website.
Hoster Stats :
Free and providing history starting from the year 2000.
Whois History :
Not free but gives freely some information which may be enough.- who.is
- DomainHistory.net
- domaintools.com
- whoisology.com
- domainIQ
answered May 10 '18 at 16:41
harrymcharrymc
262k14271579
Hoster stats worked well
– Karthik T
May 11 '18 at 3:21
add a comment |
The fact that the site is not on the Wayback Machine is already a red flag.
A "very old" website has an excellent chance of being recorded at least once.
I would suggest that you ask them for proof of existence,
since services that provide historical DNS information are usually commercial.
To answer the question, here are some such services (which I have never used).
They are not guaranteed to provide information about all registrars
and every website.
Hoster Stats :
Free and providing history starting from the year 2000.
Whois History :
Not free but gives freely some information which may be enough.- who.is
- DomainHistory.net
- domaintools.com
- whoisology.com
- domainIQ
answered May 10 '18 at 16:41
harrymcharrymc
262k14271579
The fact that the site is not on the Wayback Machine is already a red flag.
A "very old" website has an excellent chance of being recorded at least once.
I would suggest that you ask them for proof of existence,
since services that provide historical DNS information are usually commercial.
To answer the question, here are some such services (which I have never used).
They are not guaranteed to provide information about all registrars
and every website.
Hoster Stats :
Free and providing history starting from the year 2000.
Whois History :
Not free but gives freely some information which may be enough.- who.is
- DomainHistory.net
- domaintools.com
- whoisology.com
- domainIQ
answered May 10 '18 at 16:41
harrymcharrymc
262k14271579
answered May 10 '18 at 16:41
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Hoster stats worked well
– Karthik T
May 11 '18 at 3:21
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Hoster stats worked well
– Karthik T
May 11 '18 at 3:21
Hoster stats worked well
– Karthik T
May 11 '18 at 3:21
Hoster stats worked well
– Karthik T
May 11 '18 at 3:21
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I can add one more to the @harrymc list.
https://completedns.com/dns-history/ - 5 free check per day, also offers paid plans with API and bulk check - i have used this one.
answered Jan 23 at 7:23
nacholibrenacholibre
1112
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I can add one more to the @harrymc list.
https://completedns.com/dns-history/ - 5 free check per day, also offers paid plans with API and bulk check - i have used this one.
answered Jan 23 at 7:23
nacholibrenacholibre
1112
add a comment |
I can add one more to the @harrymc list.
https://completedns.com/dns-history/ - 5 free check per day, also offers paid plans with API and bulk check - i have used this one.
answered Jan 23 at 7:23
nacholibrenacholibre
1112
I can add one more to the @harrymc list.
https://completedns.com/dns-history/ - 5 free check per day, also offers paid plans with API and bulk check - i have used this one.
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This would be up to the registrar to keep. There isn't an official or even unofficial history of domain registrations, what information is provided, is the only information accessible. If you are worried about their legitimacy, go another route, request information to prove when the company was incorporated. The domain registration isn't really a valid source of information, if you looked up a domain I owned, it wouldn't be registered to anyone that actually exists.
– Ramhound
May 10 '18 at 15:51
1
@Ramhound: Which, incidentally, violates ICANN's policies on domain registration.
– grawity
May 10 '18 at 16:46
@grawity - I am aware of the requirements. You can also hide your real information for a price. Additionally, in my experience, very little verification of the information is provided anyways.
– Ramhound
May 10 '18 at 16:51