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On AboutUs since 2007 · 1 registrar change since Dec 14, 2017 · 1 registrant change since 2017 · last checked Aug 18, 2026.
Registration
No registration date on file yet. AboutUs reads it from RDAP when the site is checked.
AboutUs record
AboutUs wiki pageAboutUs wiki pageJun 17, 2007 – Nov 8, 2013An AboutUs wiki page described forum-network.org from Jun 17, 2007 to Nov 8, 2013 (2 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023Said about itself in 2007Jul 1, 2007“WGBH Forum Network - Free Online Audio and Video Web Lectures and MP3 Download Podcasts on Science, Politics, Art, Sports, History, and more, from Boston Cultural and Educational Organizations.”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2007
Registrar
GoDaddy.com, LLCDec 14, 2017 – Dec 31, 2019Registrar GoDaddy.com, LLC (IANA 146) in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for forum-network.org, from Dec 14, 2017 to Dec 31, 2019.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)Amazon Registrar, Inc.
Registrant
Registrant recordsDec 14, 2017 – Jun 4, 2026Registration records for forum-network.org are held from Dec 14, 2017 to Jun 4, 2026 (31 records). 1 change of registrant name or organization is marked. Privacy-service and redaction changes, renames of the same organization and new contacts at it are not counted.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
Zone file
Nameservers: Amazon Route 53Nameservers: Amazon Route 53Dec 14, 2017 – Jun 4, 2026Registration records listed Amazon Route 53 nameservers (ns-1473.awsdns-56.org, ns-1545.awsdns-01.co.uk, ns-356.awsdns-44.com…) for forum-network.org from Dec 14, 2017 to Jun 4, 2026.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Certificate
AmazonAmazonAug 5, 2025 – Nov 10, 2026Amazon issued 9 certificates for forum-network.org from Aug 5, 2025, the latest valid until Mar 13, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
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Every dated fact on this lifeline (9)
Jun 17, 2007 – Nov 8, 2013AboutUs record: An AboutUs wiki page described forum-network.org from Jun 17, 2007 to Nov 8, 2013 (2 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023
Jul 1, 2007AboutUs record: “WGBH Forum Network - Free Online Audio and Video Web Lectures and MP3 Download Podcasts on Science, Politics, Art, Sports, History, and more, from Boston Cultural and Educational Organizations.”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2007
Dec 14, 2017 – Dec 31, 2019Registrar: Registrar GoDaddy.com, LLC (IANA 146) in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for forum-network.org, from Dec 14, 2017 to Dec 31, 2019.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)
Dec 14, 2017 – Jun 4, 2026Registrant: Registration records for forum-network.org are held from Dec 14, 2017 to Jun 4, 2026 (31 records). 1 change of registrant name or organization is marked. Privacy-service and redaction changes, renames of the same organization and new contacts at it are not counted.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
Dec 14, 2017 – Jun 4, 2026Zone file: Registration records listed Amazon Route 53 nameservers (ns-1473.awsdns-56.org, ns-1545.awsdns-01.co.uk, ns-356.awsdns-44.com…) for forum-network.org from Dec 14, 2017 to Jun 4, 2026.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Current AboutUs record
Jul 11, 2026 – Aug 18, 2026 (latest)
Authority and Safety last refreshed Aug 18, 2026.
Source: AboutUs checks
Amazon Registrar, Inc.
Feb 3, 2020 – Jun 4, 2026 (latest)
Registrar Amazon Registrar, Inc. (IANA 468) in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for forum-network.org, from Feb 3, 2020 to Jun 4, 2026.
Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)
Registrant changeFeb 3, 2020The registrant name or organization in the registration record changed; first recorded Feb 3, 2020. That can be a rename, a new contact or a sale; the record alone does not say which.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
1 registrant change, 2017–2026
Feb 3, 2020 – Jun 4, 2026Registrar: Registrar Amazon Registrar, Inc. (IANA 468) in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for forum-network.org, from Feb 3, 2020 to Jun 4, 2026.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)
Feb 3, 2020Registrant: The registrant name or organization in the registration record changed; first recorded Feb 3, 2020. That can be a rename, a new contact or a sale; the record alone does not say which.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
Aug 5, 2025 – Nov 10, 2026Certificate: Amazon issued 9 certificates for forum-network.org from Aug 5, 2025, the latest valid until Mar 13, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Jul 11, 2026 – Aug 18, 2026AboutUs record: Authority and Safety last refreshed Aug 18, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
3 of 4 safety checks passed (Nov 10, 2026).
Registered 2005 · its address redirects to www.wgbh.org, which answered over HTTPS
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Current facts
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latest result
Domain registered Feb 14, 2005 — 21 years old.
latest result
Registrar on record: Amazon Registrar, Inc. — unchanged since AboutUs began tracking (Nov 10, 2026).
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Safety evidence
No unexpired threat-feed result; name-similarity check available (recorded about 83 days ago); 3/3 transport and email checks available (oldest recorded about 83 days ago). This is evidence coverage, not a probability that a website is safe.
No MX and no DMARC (mild)
What forum-network.org said about itself, 2007
Quoted from the site's AboutUs wiki page in each year it changed (1 version). These are the page's own words at the time, not AboutUs's assessment. New words · dropped words
2007
WGBH Forum Network - Free Online Audio and Video Web Lectures and MP3 Download Podcasts on Science, Politics, Art, Sports, History, and more, from Boston Cultural and Educational Organizations.
Site history
Dated record — historical facts always carry their date.