Domain WHOIS keeps no records.
One of the issues with WHOIS, as implemented by ICANN, is that it does not keep track of WHOIS history.
When a domain registrant changes, there is no tracking record of the date these changes occurred, and even popular third party services such as DomainTools cannot keep up with changes – unless a domain is queried.
One has to see what the Israel Internet Association does, for Israeli .co.il domains – every change is recorded in the WHOIS.
Let’s take, for example, the output of the domain Computers.co.il :
changed: registrar AT ns.il 19990101 (Assigned)
changed: registrar AT ns.il 20000127 (Changed)
changed: domain-registrar AT isoc.org.il 20070918 (Transferred)
changed: domain-registrar AT isoc.org.il 20070918 (Changed)
changed: domain-registrar AT isoc.org.il 20151126 (Changed)
In this snippet, every WHOIS change has been recorded, making things very easy – and transparent – to track!
Perhaps ICANN needs to spend some of its ample cash reserves, and work on a change in how WHOIS information is updated and stored; this could also help combat issues with domain hijacking and theft.
