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Common questions
Is talbots.com legit or a scam?
talbots.com was registered Nov 3, 1994 (32 years old), per public registration records. 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 talbots.com?
Nobody has completed AboutUs's owner verification for talbots.com. That's true of most sites here — it isn't itself a warning sign.
When was talbots.com registered?
talbots.com's registration dates to Nov 3, 1994 (32 years old), per public registration records. CSC Corporate Domains, Inc. is the registrar on record today.
Checked in the last 30 daysOlder, dated recordFrom registration records
Registered 32 years ago · on AboutUs since 2006 · 1 registrar change since Sep 12, 2011 · no registrant change on record since 2008 · last checked Nov 14, 2026.
Registration
RegisteredNov 3, 1994talbots.com was registered on Nov 3, 1994.Source: RDAP, fetched Nov 7, 2026
AboutUs record
AboutUs wiki pageJun 21, 2006 – Jan 11, 2008An AboutUs wiki page described talbots.com from Jun 21, 2006 to Jan 11, 2008 (3 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023Said about itself in 2006
Registrar
Network Solutions, LLCNetwork Solutions, LLCSep 12, 2011 – Jul 5, 2024Registrar Network Solutions, LLC (IANA 2) in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for talbots.com, from Sep 12, 2011 to Jul 5, 2024.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)CSC Corporate Domains, Inc.
Registrant
Registrant recordsFeb 1, 2008 – Jun 30, 2026Registration records for talbots.com are held from Feb 1, 2008 to Jun 30, 2026 (217 records). None shows a change of registrant. 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
No registrant changes recorded, 2008–2026
Zone file
Nameservers: AkamaiNameservers: AkamaiFeb 1, 2008 – Oct 17, 2013Registration records listed Akamai nameservers (asia3.akam.net, eur1.akam.net, ns1-191.akam.net…) for talbots.com from Feb 1, 2008 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
AmazonAmazonJun 9, 2025 – Nov 14, 2026Amazon issued 4 certificates for talbots.com from Jun 9, 2025, the latest valid until Mar 12, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)DigiCert Inc
200020102020Jan ’26Oct ’26← last 12 months, drawn wider
Every dated fact on this lifeline (15)
Nov 3, 1994Registration: talbots.com was registered on Nov 3, 1994.Source: RDAP, fetched Nov 7, 2026
Jun 21, 2006 – Jan 11, 2008AboutUs record: An AboutUs wiki page described talbots.com from Jun 21, 2006 to Jan 11, 2008 (3 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023
Jul 1, 2006AboutUs record: “Talbots was founded in 1947 in a 17th-century colonial frame house in Hingham, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston. The following year, the Company launched its direct mail business by distributing 3,000 black-and-white f…”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006
Feb 1, 2008 – Jun 30, 2026Registrant: Registration records for talbots.com are held from Feb 1, 2008 to Jun 30, 2026 (217 records). None shows a change of registrant. 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
Feb 1, 2008 – Oct 17, 2013Zone file: Registration records listed Akamai nameservers (asia3.akam.net, eur1.akam.net, ns1-191.akam.net…) for talbots.com from Feb 1, 2008 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 1, 2006
“Talbots was founded in 1947 in a 17th-century colonial frame house in Hingham, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston. The following year, the Company launched its direct mail business by distributing 3,000 black-and-white f…”
Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006
Current AboutUs recordJun 23, 2026 – Nov 7, 2026 (latest)Authority and Safety last refreshed Nov 7, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
CSC Corporate Domains, Inc.
Sep 5, 2024 – Nov 10, 2026 (latest)
Registrar CSC Corporate Domains, Inc. (IANA 299) in the registration data recorded, first on Sep 5, 2024 and most recently on Nov 10, 2026.
Source: RDAP, fetched Nov 7, 2026
Nameservers: AkamaiOct 18, 2013 – Apr 3, 2018Akamai (asia3.akam.net, eur1.akam.net, ns1-191.akam.net…) were the nameservers listed for talbots.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: AkamaiNameservers: AkamaiApr 4, 2018 – Jun 30, 2026Registration records listed Akamai nameservers (asia3.akam.net, eur1.akam.net, ns1-191.akam.net…) for talbots.com from Apr 4, 2018 to Jun 30, 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 14, 2026 (latest)First seen in the .com zone file records AboutUs holds on Sep 8, 2026; latest sighting Nov 14, 2026. Nameservers on Nov 14, 2026: asia3.akam.net, eur1.akam.net, ns1-191.akam.net, ns1-206.akam.net….Source: ICANN CZDS zone file, snapshot Nov 14, 2026
DigiCert Inc
Jul 11, 2025 – Nov 14, 2026 (latest)
DigiCert Inc issued 66 certificates for talbots.com from Jul 11, 2025, the latest valid until Apr 29, 2027. Seen in use on Nov 2, 2026.
Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader); TLS check, Nov 2, 2026
Google Trust ServicesApr 4, 2026 – Nov 14, 2026Google Trust Services issued 66 certificates for talbots.com from Apr 4, 2026, the latest valid until Feb 2, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Let's EncryptApr 23, 2026 – Nov 14, 2026Let's Encrypt issued 6 certificates for talbots.com from Apr 23, 2026, the latest valid until Jan 19, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Sep 12, 2011 – Jul 5, 2024
Registrar: Registrar Network Solutions, LLC (IANA 2) in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for talbots.com, from Sep 12, 2011 to Jul 5, 2024.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)
Oct 18, 2013 – Apr 3, 2018Zone file: Akamai (asia3.akam.net, eur1.akam.net, ns1-191.akam.net…) were the nameservers listed for talbots.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 30, 2026Zone file: Registration records listed Akamai nameservers (asia3.akam.net, eur1.akam.net, ns1-191.akam.net…) for talbots.com from Apr 4, 2018 to Jun 30, 2026. Days a zone file covers are shown from the zone file instead.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Sep 5, 2024 – Nov 10, 2026Registrar: Registrar CSC Corporate Domains, Inc. (IANA 299) in the registration data recorded, first on Sep 5, 2024 and most recently on Nov 10, 2026.Source: RDAP, fetched Nov 7, 2026
Jun 9, 2025 – Nov 14, 2026Certificate: Amazon issued 4 certificates for talbots.com from Jun 9, 2025, the latest valid until Mar 12, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Jul 11, 2025 – Nov 14, 2026Certificate: DigiCert Inc issued 66 certificates for talbots.com from Jul 11, 2025, the latest valid until Apr 29, 2027. Seen in use on Nov 2, 2026.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader); TLS check, Nov 2, 2026
Apr 4, 2026 – Nov 14, 2026Certificate: Google Trust Services issued 66 certificates for talbots.com from Apr 4, 2026, the latest valid until Feb 2, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Apr 23, 2026 – Nov 14, 2026Certificate: Let's Encrypt issued 6 certificates for talbots.com from Apr 23, 2026, the latest valid until Jan 19, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Jun 23, 2026 – Nov 7, 2026AboutUs record: Authority and Safety last refreshed Nov 7, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
Sep 8, 2026 – Nov 14, 2026Zone file: First seen in the .com zone file records AboutUs holds on Sep 8, 2026; latest sighting Nov 14, 2026. Nameservers on Nov 14, 2026: asia3.akam.net, eur1.akam.net, ns1-191.akam.net, ns1-206.akam.net….Source: ICANN CZDS zone file, snapshot Nov 14, 2026
All 4 safety checks passed (Nov 14, 2026).
Automated safety checks
DNS (passed)
HTTPS (passed)
Page metadata (passed)
Security headers (passed)
Current facts
Latest available measurements; dated entries retain their dates. These are measurements, not an endorsement of the site.
latest result
Domain registered Nov 3, 1994 — 32 years old.
latest result
Registrar on record: CSC Corporate Domains, Inc. — unchanged since AboutUs began tracking (Sep 2, 2026).
latest result
HTTPS request succeeded for www.talbots.com.
checked Oct 3, 2026
The site names The Talbots LLC as the organisation behind it.
checked Oct 3, 2026
The live front page reads as an online shop that sells products, mainly for the public as customers.
Authority 85/100— ahead of 85% of the August 2026 scored sampleClear
Why this authority score
85 is a percentile: higher than 85% of sites we score.
How it's calculated
Prominence (Tranco rank #16,927)+7
Verified continuity: 32.0 years (RDAP registration)+11
Identity corroboration (capped)+4
Security & email hygiene+4
Calibration adjustment (published map)+17
Model score: 43/99 — what these reason lines add up to.
Published Authority (percentile): 85/100 — this site's rank against the August 2026 scored sample. Public Authority is capped at 99.
What talbots.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
Talbots was founded in 1947 in a 17th-century colonial frame house in Hingham, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston. The following year, the Company launched its direct mail business by distributing 3,000 black-and-white flyers to names obtained from The New Yorker magazine. Today, Talbots is a leading national specialty retailer, cataloger and e-tailer of classic apparel, shoes and accessories.
Site history
Dated record — historical facts always carry their date.
1994
Domain registered (Nov 3, 1994).
2006
First tracked by AboutUs (Jun 21, 2006); profile edited 3 times through 2008.
✓ domain continuity 32 years registered✓ live verified Nov 14, 2026
Safety evidence
No unexpired threat-feed result; name-similarity check available (recorded about 6 days ago); 3/3 transport and email checks available (oldest recorded about 6 days ago). This is evidence coverage, not a probability that a website is safe.
No caution flags in the available scoring observations; this is not a complete safety assessment