Rank #725Updated November 10, 2026
howstuffworks.com
howstuffworks.com is registered with eNom, LLC since July 11, 1998 (28.3 years). The registration expires on July 10, 2030. Its email security grade is F. Its SSL certificate is issued by Amazon and is valid for 82 more days.
- Domain age
- 28.3 yrs
- Technologies
- —
- Email security
- F
- SSL days left
- 82
Registration
| Registrar | eNom, LLC |
|---|---|
| IANA ID | 48 |
| Registered | July 11, 1998 |
| Expires | July 10, 2030 |
| Updated | June 9, 2025 |
| Status | client transfer prohibited |
| Name servers | ns-1026.awsdns-00.org, ns-1723.awsdns-23.co.uk, ns-230.awsdns-28.com, ns-514.awsdns-00.net |
| DNSSEC | Not signed |
DNS records
| Type | Value | TTL |
|---|---|---|
| A | 18.64.211.27 | 60 |
| A | 18.64.211.110 | 60 |
| A | 18.64.211.84 | 60 |
| A | 18.64.211.28 | 60 |
| MX | aspmx.l.google.com 1 | 300 |
| MX | alt3.aspmx.l.google.com 10 | 300 |
| MX | alt4.aspmx.l.google.com 10 | 300 |
| MX | alt1.aspmx.l.google.com 5 | 300 |
| MX | alt2.aspmx.l.google.com 5 | 300 |
| NS | ns-1026.awsdns-00.org | 172800 |
| NS | ns-1723.awsdns-23.co.uk | 172800 |
| NS | ns-230.awsdns-28.com | 172800 |
| NS | ns-514.awsdns-00.net | 172800 |
| TXT | MS=ms51740217 | 300 |
| TXT | MS=ms74645168 | 300 |
| TXT | ahrefs-site-verification_e608251d484c28256d6e39259fb2d78c0971f422502addc2f3457561c55c3db7 | 300 |
| TXT | atlassian-domain-verification=kpW93Gl0HucESn1XIuigK0EfPnA8gPRAkNY/HH6ej3NcfKLftxRcrx0fvla1iciX | 300 |
| TXT | citrix-verification-code=d409e05c-b335-425e-a215-204389a91206 | 300 |
| TXT | cursor-domain-verification-8x16vk=nSAF8Y95RSKRSB5oIBt9seThK | 300 |
| TXT | d3vc9g5lfoexwz.cloudfront.net | 300 |
| TXT | docusign=f6ed7987-8396-476d-b76e-1251c0fa75ff | 300 |
| TXT | facebook-domain-verification=6fj5bqy5ypyad2lqfo7l56cnica6ka | 300 |
| TXT | fastly-domain-delegation-lHDS6yvr4CVHHKnr-#526123-2022-08-23 | 300 |
| TXT | fastly-domain-delegation-lnYFR7XAspYWCDr-#518056-2022-07-19 | 300 |
| TXT | fastly-domain-delegation-r4QqUNzN2Z5GPFvD-568289-2023-01-30 | 300 |
SSL certificate
| Valid | Valid |
|---|---|
| Issuer | US, Amazon RSA 2048 M04, Amazon |
| Expires | January 31, 2027 |
| Days remaining | 82 |
| Protocol | TLSv1.3 |
| Names | cdn-origin.hswinternal.com, zooquizzes.com, *.zooquizzes.com, travel.mapquest.com, *.cdn.preview.hswinternal.com, zoo.com, *.howstuffworks.com, *.zoo.com, howstuffworks.com |
Email security
FScore 43/100 across SPF, DMARC, DKIM, MTA-STS and BIMI.
- badMore than one SPF record was found. Receivers treat this as an error, so SPF fails for all mail.
- warnDMARC applies its policy to only 5% of failing mail.
- warnNo MTA-STS: mail sent to you can be downgraded to an unencrypted connection.
- warnNo TLS-RPT record, so you won't hear about failed encrypted deliveries.
- goodDMARC policy is quarantine: failing mail goes to spam. Move to p=reject for full protection.
- goodDMARC aggregate reports are sent to mailto:[email protected].
- goodDKIM keys found (selector: google, k1, k2).
- good5 MX record(s) found. Mail is handled by Google Workspace.
- goodBIMI record found: supporting inboxes can show your brand logo.
Homepage metadata
| Language | en |
|---|---|
| Indexable | Yes |
| Word count | 0 |
About howstuffworks.com
Who is the registrar of howstuffworks.com?
howstuffworks.com is registered with eNom, LLC (IANA ID 48).
When does howstuffworks.com expire?
The current registration of howstuffworks.com expires on July 10, 2030. It was first registered on July 11, 1998.
Does howstuffworks.com protect its email with SPF and DMARC?
howstuffworks.com scores 43/100 (grade F) for email security. More than one SPF record was found. Receivers treat this as an error, so SPF fails for all mail. DMARC applies its policy to only 5% of failing mail.
What are the name servers of howstuffworks.com?
howstuffworks.com uses ns-1026.awsdns-00.org, ns-1723.awsdns-23.co.uk, ns-230.awsdns-28.com, ns-514.awsdns-00.net.