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Lifeline · freeservers.com over time
Checked in the last 30 daysOlder, dated recordFrom registration records
Registered 28 years ago · on AboutUs since 2006 · 1 registrar change since Jul 17, 2011 · 1 registrant change since 2007 · last checked Nov 1, 2026.
Registration
RegisteredMay 21, 1998freeservers.com was registered on May 21, 1998.Source: RDAP, fetched Sep 30, 2026
AboutUs record
AboutUs wiki pageAboutUs wiki pageJun 20, 2006 – Nov 10, 2013An AboutUs wiki page described freeservers.com from Jun 20, 2006 to Nov 10, 2013 (6 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023Said about itself in 2006
Registrar
MELBOURNE IT, LTD. D/B/A INTERNET NAMES WORLDWIDEJul 17, 2011 – Mar 22, 2012Registrar MELBOURNE IT, LTD. D/B/A INTERNET NAMES WORLDWIDE in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for freeservers.com, from Jul 17, 2011 to Mar 22, 2012.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)CSC Corporate Domains, Inc.
Registrant
Registrant recordsMay 13, 2007 – Jun 29, 2026Registration records for freeservers.com are held from May 13, 2007 to Jun 29, 2026 (706 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: freeservers.comJul 17, 2011 – Oct 17, 2013Registration records listed freeservers.com nameservers (ns1.freeservers.com, ns2.freeservers.com) for freeservers.com from Jul 17, 2011 to Oct 17, 2013. Days a zone file covers are shown from the zone file instead.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Certificate
GoDaddy.comJun 18, 2026 – Nov 9, 2026GoDaddy.com issued 2 certificates for freeservers.com from Jun 18, 2026, the latest valid until Jan 2, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
200020102020Jan ’26Oct ’26← last 12 months, drawn wider
Every dated fact on this lifeline (14)
May 21, 1998Registration: freeservers.com was registered on May 21, 1998.Source: RDAP, fetched Sep 30, 2026
Jun 20, 2006 – Nov 10, 2013AboutUs record: An AboutUs wiki page described freeservers.com from Jun 20, 2006 to Nov 10, 2013 (6 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023
Jul 1, 2006AboutUs record: “About Us Management Team Our Technology Why Us Contact Us Acceptable Use Guidelines Terms of Service Privacy Statement Billing Policy Reporting Abuse”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006
May 13, 2007 – Jun 29, 2026Registrant: Registration records for freeservers.com are held from May 13, 2007 to Jun 29, 2026 (706 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
Oct 30, 2008Registrant: The registrant name or organization in the registration record changed; first recorded Oct 30, 2008. 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
Jul 1, 2006
“About Us Management Team Our Technology Why Us Contact Us Acceptable Use Guidelines Terms of Service Privacy Statement Billing Policy Reporting Abuse”
Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006
Said about itself in 2011Jul 1, 2011“United Online Web Services, Inc., a division of United Online, is a leading provider of web hosting solutions through a number of brands including FreeServers, BizHosting, 50Megs, GlobalServers, FreeStats and SiteTracke…”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2011
Current AboutUs recordJun 17, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026 (latest)Authority and Safety last refreshed Sep 30, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
CSC Corporate Domains, Inc.Apr 7, 2012 – Nov 6, 2026 (latest)Registrar CSC Corporate Domains, Inc. (IANA 299) in the registration data recorded, first on Apr 7, 2012 and most recently on Nov 6, 2026.Source: RDAP, fetched Sep 30, 2026
Registrant changeOct 30, 2008The registrant name or organization in the registration record changed; first recorded Oct 30, 2008. 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, 2007–2026
Nameservers: freeservers.comOct 18, 2013 – Apr 3, 2018freeservers.com (ns1.freeservers.com, ns2.freeservers.com) were the nameservers listed for freeservers.com at every ICANN zone-file snapshot AboutUs holds from Oct 18, 2013 to Apr 3, 2018 (snapshots exist for only part of 2013–2018).Source: ICANN zone-file snapshots, 2013–2018 (legacy archive)
Nameservers: freeservers.comNameservers: freeservers.comApr 4, 2018 – Jun 29, 2026Registration records listed freeservers.com nameservers (ns1.freeservers.com, ns2.freeservers.com) for freeservers.com from Apr 4, 2018 to Jun 29, 2026. Days a zone file covers are shown from the zone file instead.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Seen in the .com zone fileSep 8, 2026 – Nov 1, 2026 (latest)First seen in the .com zone file records AboutUs holds on Sep 8, 2026; latest sighting Nov 1, 2026. Nameservers on Nov 1, 2026: ns1.freeservers.com, ns2.freeservers.com.Source: ICANN CZDS zone file, snapshot Nov 1, 2026
Jul 1, 2011
AboutUs record: “United Online Web Services, Inc., a division of United Online, is a leading provider of web hosting solutions through a number of brands including FreeServers, BizHosting, 50Megs, GlobalServers, FreeStats and SiteTracke…”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2011
Jul 17, 2011 – Mar 22, 2012Registrar: Registrar MELBOURNE IT, LTD. D/B/A INTERNET NAMES WORLDWIDE in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for freeservers.com, from Jul 17, 2011 to Mar 22, 2012.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)
Jul 17, 2011 – Oct 17, 2013Zone file: Registration records listed freeservers.com nameservers (ns1.freeservers.com, ns2.freeservers.com) for freeservers.com from Jul 17, 2011 to Oct 17, 2013. Days a zone file covers are shown from the zone file instead.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Apr 7, 2012 – Nov 6, 2026Registrar: Registrar CSC Corporate Domains, Inc. (IANA 299) in the registration data recorded, first on Apr 7, 2012 and most recently on Nov 6, 2026.Source: RDAP, fetched Sep 30, 2026
Oct 18, 2013 – Apr 3, 2018Zone file: freeservers.com (ns1.freeservers.com, ns2.freeservers.com) were the nameservers listed for freeservers.com at every ICANN zone-file snapshot AboutUs holds from Oct 18, 2013 to Apr 3, 2018 (snapshots exist for only part of 2013–2018).Source: ICANN zone-file snapshots, 2013–2018 (legacy archive)
Apr 4, 2018 – Jun 29, 2026Zone file: Registration records listed freeservers.com nameservers (ns1.freeservers.com, ns2.freeservers.com) for freeservers.com from Apr 4, 2018 to Jun 29, 2026. Days a zone file covers are shown from the zone file instead.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Jun 17, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026AboutUs record: Authority and Safety last refreshed Sep 30, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
Jun 18, 2026 – Nov 9, 2026Certificate: GoDaddy.com issued 2 certificates for freeservers.com from Jun 18, 2026, the latest valid until Jan 2, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Sep 8, 2026 – Nov 1, 2026Zone file: First seen in the .com zone file records AboutUs holds on Sep 8, 2026; latest sighting Nov 1, 2026. Nameservers on Nov 1, 2026: ns1.freeservers.com, ns2.freeservers.com.Source: ICANN CZDS zone file, snapshot Nov 1, 2026
1 of 2 safety checks passed (Nov 9, 2026).
Registered 1998 · AboutUs could not get a response over HTTPS when it checked (Nov 9, 2026)
FreeServers provides free and paid web hosting for personal websites, small businesses, and e-commerce sites. United Online Web Services, Inc. operates the service as one of several hosting brands under its portfolio.
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Current facts
Latest available measurements; dated entries retain their dates. These are measurements, not an endorsement of the site.
latest result
Domain registered May 21, 1998 — 28 years old.
latest result
Registrar on record: CSC Corporate Domains, Inc. — unchanged since AboutUs began tracking (Jul 26, 2026).
Authority 65/100— ahead of 65% of the August 2026 scored sampleClear
Why this authority score
65 is a percentile: higher than 65% of sites we score.
How it's calculated
Prominence (Tranco rank #10,815)+8
Verified continuity: 28.5 years (RDAP registration)+11
Security & email hygiene+2
Calibration adjustment (published map)+12
Model score: 33/99 — what these reason lines add up to.
Published Authority (percentile): 65/100 — this site's rank against the August 2026 scored sample. Public Authority is capped at 99.
Safety evidence
No unexpired threat-feed result; name-similarity check available (recorded about 40 days ago); 3/3 transport and email checks available (oldest recorded about 40 days ago). This is evidence coverage, not a probability that a website is safe.
Recorded HTTPS check did not confirm a valid connection
Missing DMARC (mild)
What freeservers.com said about itself, 2006–2011
Quoted from the site's AboutUs wiki page in each year it changed (2 versions). These are the page's own words at the time, not AboutUs's assessment. New words · dropped words
2006
About Us Management Team Our Technology Why Us Contact Us Acceptable Use Guidelines Terms of Service Privacy Statement Billing Policy Reporting Abuse
2011
United Online Web Services, Inc., a division of United Online, is a leading provider of web hosting solutions through a number of brands including FreeServers, BizHosting, 50Megs, GlobalServers, FreeStats and SiteTracker. The company has been providing hosting solutions to millions of people since its inception in 1995, specializing in personal, small business, eCommerce and VPS websites.rewritten
Site history
Dated record — historical facts always carry their date; self-description below is the 2013 record.
1998
Domain registered (May 21, 1998).
2006
First tracked by AboutUs (Jun 20, 2006); profile edited 6 times through 2013.
2013
Self-description at the time:
“FreeServers.com offers free web hosting services for individuals and businesses”