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Wierd, since whois says:

   Domain Name: AR15.COM
   Registry Domain ID: 984217_DOMAIN_COM-VRSN
   Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.epik.com
   Registrar URL: http://www.epik.com
   Updated Date: 2021-01-12T19:30:31Z
   Creation Date: 1997-03-28T05:00:00Z
   Registry Expiry Date: 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z
   Registrar: Epik Inc.
I guess "Creation Date" refers to the original registration of the domain anywhere rather than with the current registrar.


> I guess "Creation Date" refers to the original registration of the domain anywhere rather than with the current registrar.

Correct. Even more interestingly if you backorder a domain name owned by another person and that domain name expires, the creation date reflected in the WHOIS record once you obtain it will be the previous owner's creation date, not the date you obtained the domain. I think this behavior varies by registrar but that is how it seems to function on GoDaddy.


Epik didn't even exist in 1997.




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