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Common questions
Is scripting.com legit or a scam?
AboutUs doesn't label sites "legit" or "a scam": this page lists the dated registration, DNS, HTTPS, mail-authentication and safety checks we could verify, each with its source, so you can decide for yourself.
Who owns scripting.com?
Nobody has completed AboutUs's owner verification for scripting.com. That's true of most sites here — it isn't itself a warning sign.
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1 of 2 safety checks passed (Oct 28, 2026).
Registered 1995 · AboutUs could not get a response over HTTPS when it checked (Oct 28, 2026)
Scripting.com
Dave Winer's collection of random thoughts, which sometimes includes general computer industry links, podcasting, technology news, and news media commentary.
Make sure the site responds over HTTPS with a valid certificate.
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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 Mar 14, 1995 — 31 years old.
latest result
Registrar on record: Tucows Domains Inc. — unchanged since AboutUs began tracking (Aug 29, 2026).
checked Oct 3, 2026
The live front page reads as a personal site or blog that is a personal, non-commercial site.
Authority 62/100— ahead of 62% of the August 2026 scored sampleClear
Why this authority score
62 is a percentile: higher than 62% of sites we score.
How it's calculated
Prominence (Tranco rank #50,202)+7
Verified continuity: 31.6 years (RDAP registration)+11
Security & email hygiene+2
Calibration adjustment (published map)+12
Model score: 32/99 — what these reason lines add up to.
Published Authority (percentile): 62/100 — 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 68 days ago); 3/3 transport and email checks available (oldest recorded about 68 days ago). This is evidence coverage, not a probability that a website is safe.
What scripting.com said about itself, 2006
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
2006
Dave Winer's collection of random thoughts, which sometimes includes general computer industry links, podcasting, technology news, and news media commentary.
Site history
Dated record — historical facts always carry their date.
1995
Domain registered (Mar 14, 1995).
2006
First tracked by AboutUs (Jun 21, 2006); profile edited 2 times through 2008.
✓ domain continuity 31 years registered– no HTTPS response the site did not answer over HTTPS when checked Oct 28, 2026
Recorded HTTPS check did not confirm a valid connection
Missing DMARC (mild)
Lifeline · scripting.com over time
Checked in the last 30 daysOlder, dated recordFrom registration records
On AboutUs since 2006 · 3 registrar changes since Jul 5, 2007 · no ownership change on record since 2007 · last checked Oct 21, 2026.
Registration
No registration date on file yet. AboutUs reads it from RDAP when the site is checked.
AboutUs record
AboutUs wiki pageJun 21, 2006 – Jan 3, 2008An AboutUs wiki page described scripting.com from Jun 21, 2006 to Jan 3, 2008 (2 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023Said about itself in 2006Jul 1, 2006“Dave Winer's collection of random thoughts, which sometimes includes general computer industry links, podcasting, technology news, and news media commentary.”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006
Registrar
easyDNS Technologies, Inc.easyDNS Technologies, Inc.Jul 5, 2007 – May 23, 2012Registrar easyDNS Technologies, Inc. in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for scripting.com, from Jul 5, 2007 to May 23, 2012.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)TUCOWS.COM CO.Jul 24, 2012
Ownership
Ownership recordsJul 5, 2007 – Jun 11, 2026Registration records for scripting.com are held from Jul 5, 2007 to Jun 11, 2026 (211 records). None shows a change of registrant. Privacy-service and redaction changes are not counted.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
No ownership changes recorded, 2007–2026
Zone file
Nameservers: easydns.com, easydns.net, easydns.orgNameservers: easydns.com, easydns.net, easydns.orgJul 5, 2007 – May 23, 2012Registration records listed easydns.com, easydns.net, easydns.org nameservers (ns1.easydns.com, ns2.easydns.com, ns3.easydns.org…) for scripting.com from Jul 5, 2007 to May 23, 2012.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Certificate
Let's EncryptMay 6, 2026 – Oct 28, 2026Let's Encrypt issued 147 certificates for scripting.com from May 6, 2026, the latest valid until Jan 25, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)Google Trust ServicesAug 22, 2026 – Oct 28, 2026
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Every dated fact on this lifeline (16)
Jun 21, 2006 – Jan 3, 2008AboutUs record: An AboutUs wiki page described scripting.com from Jun 21, 2006 to Jan 3, 2008 (2 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023
Jul 1, 2006AboutUs record: “Dave Winer's collection of random thoughts, which sometimes includes general computer industry links, podcasting, technology news, and news media commentary.”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006
Jul 5, 2007 – May 23, 2012Registrar: Registrar easyDNS Technologies, Inc. in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for scripting.com, from Jul 5, 2007 to May 23, 2012.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)
Jul 5, 2007 – Jun 11, 2026Ownership: Registration records for scripting.com are held from Jul 5, 2007 to Jun 11, 2026 (211 records). None shows a change of registrant. Privacy-service and redaction changes are not counted.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
Jul 5, 2007 – May 23, 2012Zone file: Registration records listed easydns.com, easydns.net, easydns.org nameservers (ns1.easydns.com, ns2.easydns.com, ns3.easydns.org…) for scripting.com from Jul 5, 2007 to May 23, 2012.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Current AboutUs record
Jun 17, 2026 – Aug 21, 2026 (latest)
Authority and Safety last refreshed Aug 21, 2026.
Source: AboutUs checks
Registrar TUCOWS.COM CO. in the registration data recorded on Jul 24, 2012.
Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)
TUCOWS, INC.TUCOWS, INC.Mar 15, 2013 – Jun 11, 2026Registrar TUCOWS, INC. (IANA 69) in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for scripting.com, from Mar 15, 2013 to Jun 11, 2026.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)
Tucows Domains Inc.Aug 29, 2026 – Oct 24, 2026 (latest)Registrar Tucows Domains Inc. in the registration data recorded, first on Aug 29, 2026 and most recently on Oct 24, 2026.Source: RDAP, fetched Jun 21, 2026
Nameservers: Amazon Route 53Jul 24, 2012 – Oct 17, 2013Registration records listed Amazon Route 53 nameservers (ns-1286.awsdns-32.org, ns-1586.awsdns-06.co.uk, ns-492.awsdns-61.com…) for scripting.com from Jul 24, 2012 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)
DNS moved to Amazon Route 53Jul 24, 2012scripting.com's nameservers moved from easydns.com, easydns.net, easydns.org to Amazon Route 53 at some point between May 23, 2012 and Jul 24, 2012. Last seen at easydns.com, easydns.net, easydns.org: May 23, 2012 (registration record). First seen at Amazon Route 53: Jul 24, 2012 (registration record). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the 2 months in between, so the date of the move is not known more closely.Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Nameservers: Amazon Route 53Nameservers: Amazon Route 53Oct 18, 2013 – Apr 3, 2018Amazon Route 53 (ns-1286.awsdns-32.org, ns-1586.awsdns-06.co.uk, ns-492.awsdns-61.com…) were the nameservers listed for scripting.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: Amazon Route 53Nameservers: Amazon Route 53Apr 4, 2018 – Jun 11, 2026Registration records listed Amazon Route 53 nameservers (ns-1286.awsdns-32.org, ns-1586.awsdns-06.co.uk, ns-492.awsdns-61.com…) for scripting.com from Apr 4, 2018 to Jun 11, 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 – Oct 21, 2026 (latest)First seen in the .com zone file records AboutUs holds on Sep 8, 2026; latest sighting Oct 21, 2026. Nameservers on Oct 21, 2026: ns-1286.awsdns-32.org, ns-1586.awsdns-06.co.uk, ns-492.awsdns-61.com, ns-722.awsdns-26.net.Source: ICANN CZDS zone file, snapshot Oct 21, 2026
Google Trust Services issued 4 certificates for scripting.com from Aug 22, 2026, the latest valid until Jan 23, 2027.
Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Jul 24, 2012
Registrar: Registrar TUCOWS.COM CO. in the registration data recorded on Jul 24, 2012.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)
Jul 24, 2012 – Oct 17, 2013Zone file: Registration records listed Amazon Route 53 nameservers (ns-1286.awsdns-32.org, ns-1586.awsdns-06.co.uk, ns-492.awsdns-61.com…) for scripting.com from Jul 24, 2012 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)
Jul 24, 2012Zone file: scripting.com's nameservers moved from easydns.com, easydns.net, easydns.org to Amazon Route 53 at some point between May 23, 2012 and Jul 24, 2012. Last seen at easydns.com, easydns.net, easydns.org: May 23, 2012 (registration record). First seen at Amazon Route 53: Jul 24, 2012 (registration record). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the 2 months in between, so the date of the move is not known more closely.Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Mar 15, 2013 – Jun 11, 2026Registrar: Registrar TUCOWS, INC. (IANA 69) in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for scripting.com, from Mar 15, 2013 to Jun 11, 2026.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)
Oct 18, 2013 – Apr 3, 2018Zone file: Amazon Route 53 (ns-1286.awsdns-32.org, ns-1586.awsdns-06.co.uk, ns-492.awsdns-61.com…) were the nameservers listed for scripting.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 11, 2026Zone file: Registration records listed Amazon Route 53 nameservers (ns-1286.awsdns-32.org, ns-1586.awsdns-06.co.uk, ns-492.awsdns-61.com…) for scripting.com from Apr 4, 2018 to Jun 11, 2026. Days a zone file covers are shown from the zone file instead.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
May 6, 2026 – Oct 28, 2026Certificate: Let's Encrypt issued 147 certificates for scripting.com from May 6, 2026, the latest valid until Jan 25, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Jun 17, 2026 – Aug 21, 2026AboutUs record: Authority and Safety last refreshed Aug 21, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
Aug 22, 2026 – Oct 28, 2026Certificate: Google Trust Services issued 4 certificates for scripting.com from Aug 22, 2026, the latest valid until Jan 23, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Aug 29, 2026 – Oct 24, 2026Registrar: Registrar Tucows Domains Inc. in the registration data recorded, first on Aug 29, 2026 and most recently on Oct 24, 2026.Source: RDAP, fetched Jun 21, 2026
Sep 8, 2026 – Oct 21, 2026Zone file: First seen in the .com zone file records AboutUs holds on Sep 8, 2026; latest sighting Oct 21, 2026. Nameservers on Oct 21, 2026: ns-1286.awsdns-32.org, ns-1586.awsdns-06.co.uk, ns-492.awsdns-61.com, ns-722.awsdns-26.net.Source: ICANN CZDS zone file, snapshot Oct 21, 2026