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Last edited by kengreenwood; 02-13-2009 at 12:11 PM.
This is the case for some domains, however this domain was most likely registered through one of the Snapnames partners, such as Register.com or NetworkSolutions. In those cases the "drop" never takes place and the "new registration" is actually more of an owner change.Originally Posted by kengreenwood
/Frank
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Last edited by kengreenwood; 02-13-2009 at 12:11 PM.
The TLD managing company (Example Verisign for .coms) creates a WHOIS record when a domain is first registered.
The WHOIS records are not deleted to my knowledge so you get the original creation date in the latest WHOIS.
Domains that have not been registered yet do not have a WHOIS file.
Therefore the domain name records are never truly deleted just created for the first time and then changed with new owners.
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Last edited by kengreenwood; 02-13-2009 at 12:12 PM.
In some cases the domains are actually deleted and get a new creation date. You'll be able to tell if a domain is "pending-delete" in the registry whois. Then the creation date will not be preserved.
That's the main reason that eNom/Snapnames/Pool need so many registrars to make sure they can re-register the domains that get dropped.
However some domains are never dropped and the owner just changes - see my previous post for the details.
/Frank
Just found some more info. I'm mistaken on the previous post. The data can be deleted after a certain period time with no registrar or it is requested by the registrar.
Honestly, I have never seen the create date changed.
Also, I read that Google puts more value on an older domains so it's not in the domain owners best interest to reset the date.
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Last edited by kengreenwood; 02-13-2009 at 12:12 PM.
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