• by Ethan Bennett
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• Date 07 Jul, 26

You just ran a domain lookup and got back a wall of text. Registrar this, status code that, a few dates, and — wait — where's the owner's name? If that sounds familiar, you're in the...

• by Ethan Bennett
• in Domain
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• Date 01 Jul, 26

Domain status codes are short labels shown in WHOIS or RDAP that describe a domain's current administrative condition — whether it's active, locked, expired, in redemption, or heading toward...

• by Ethan Bennett
• in Domain
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• Date 27 Jun, 26

Short answer: only when they actually protect your brand, support real expansion, or stop customers getting confused. For most websites, your main domain plus 1–3 strategic backups is plenty....

• by Ethan Bennett
• in Domain
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• Date 16 Jun, 26

Short version? WHOIS is the old way of looking up domain registration data. RDAP is the new way. Both answer the same basic question "who registered this domain and what's the record look like?" but.....

• by Ethan Bennett
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• Date 11 Jun, 26

Here's the simple version: a domain registry operates the database for a top-level domain like .com or .org, while a domain registrar is the company that actually sells domain names to people like...

• by Ethan Bennett
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• Date 07 Jun, 26

DNSSEC stands for Domain Name System Security Extensions. It's a set of rules bolted onto regular DNS that adds digital signatures to DNS records, so a resolver can confirm the answer it got back is.....

• by Ethan Bennett
• in Domain Tutorials
• View 142
• Date 31 May, 26

If you’re wondering how to transfer domain registration safely, the short answer is this: make sure the domain is eligible, unlock it, get the EPP/auth code, start the transfer at the new...

• by Ethan Bennett
• in Domain
• View 177
• Date 23 May, 26

When a domain expires, it usually doesn't become available to everyone right away. In most cases, it moves through a short domain lifecycle: expiration, a possible grace period, a possible redemption....

• by Ethan Bennett
• in Domain
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• Date 16 May, 26

An EPP code is a unique authorization code used to approve a domain transfer from one registrar to another. It is also called an auth code or transfer code. To use it, unlock your domain, request the....

• by Ethan Bennett
• in Domain
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• Date 02 May, 26

Custom nameservers are branded nameservers that live under your own domain something like ns1.example.com and ns2.example.com instead of the default ones your hosting provider hands you (think...