reference.com
A Farewell to Ask.com | 30 Years of Curiosity
reference.com is registered with MarkMonitor Inc. since January 25, 1995 (31.8 years). The registration expires on July 27, 2027. The site runs on Varnish, Fastly, Google Fonts and 2 other technologies. Its email security grade is F. Its SSL certificate is issued by Let's Encrypt and is valid for 81 more days.
- Domain age
- 31.8 yrs
- Technologies
- 5
- Email security
- F
- SSL days left
- 81
Registration
| Registrar | MarkMonitor Inc. |
|---|---|
| IANA ID | 292 |
| Registered | January 25, 1995 |
| Expires | July 27, 2027 |
| Updated | August 27, 2026 |
| Status | client delete prohibited, client transfer prohibited, client update prohibited |
| Name servers | blue.foundationdns.com, blue.foundationdns.net, blue.foundationdns.org |
| DNSSEC | Not signed |
DNS records
| Type | Value | TTL |
|---|---|---|
| A | 185.199.111.153 | 238 |
| A | 185.199.109.153 | 238 |
| A | 185.199.110.153 | 238 |
| A | 185.199.108.153 | 238 |
| MX | mxa-0015af01.gslb.pphosted.com 0 | 86400 |
| MX | mxb-0015af01.gslb.pphosted.com 0 | 86400 |
| NS | blue.foundationdns.net | 86400 |
| NS | blue.foundationdns.org | 86400 |
| NS | blue.foundationdns.com | 86400 |
| TXT | _globalsign-domain-verification=2wRqY6IrIINLY7B8Qcp-qur9HsiRTO04g4gwsMmFy3 | 86400 |
| TXT | _globalsign-domain-verification=ZlaZzwu0TA07KjmzBDYR4ZPfHFSZbKX5HfiTwBiGBB | 86400 |
| TXT | facebook-domain-verification=lsre1s2c9d25anunhzhg1v420ucqg7 | 86400 |
| TXT | google-site-verification=bnVDUQezVF3HHsm8M_zZc30ETcHbvQD27yYnT1eaZQk | 86400 |
| TXT | google-site-verification=yCP56rQx9YJdQhsBr77Qm4B3BRbgimgzFE0PtI94uoQ | 86400 |
| TXT | ms=ms24275044 | 86400 |
| TXT | v=spf1 redirect=ask.com | 86400 |
| AAAA | 2606:50c0:8003::153 | 2819 |
| AAAA | 2606:50c0:8001::153 | 2819 |
| AAAA | 2606:50c0:8002::153 | 2819 |
| AAAA | 2606:50c0:8000::153 | 2819 |
Technology stack
SSL certificate
| Valid | Valid |
|---|---|
| Issuer | US, YR2, Let's Encrypt |
| Expires | January 30, 2027 |
| Days remaining | 81 |
| Protocol | TLSv1.3 |
| Names | reference.com, www.reference.com |
Email security
- badNo DMARC record. Receivers have no instructions for mail that fails SPF and DKIM, and you get no reports about who sends as your domain.
- warnNo DKIM key found at common selectors (google, selector1, selector2, default, k1, k2, s1, s2, ...). DKIM may still use a custom selector we cannot guess.
- 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.
- warnNo BIMI record (optional: shows your logo next to your emails in supporting inboxes).
- goodSPF record found.
- goodSPF ends with ~all: servers you have not listed are marked as suspicious (soft fail).
- good2 MX record(s) found. Mail is handled by Proofpoint.
Homepage metadata
| Title | A Farewell to Ask.com | 30 Years of Curiosity |
|---|---|
| Language | en |
| Indexable | Yes |
| Word count | 110 |
About reference.com
Who is the registrar of reference.com?
reference.com is registered with MarkMonitor Inc. (IANA ID 292).
When does reference.com expire?
The current registration of reference.com expires on July 27, 2027. It was first registered on January 25, 1995.
What technology does reference.com use?
We detected 5 technologies on reference.com, including Varnish, Fastly, Google Fonts, GitHub Pages, Tailwind CSS.
Does reference.com protect its email with SPF and DMARC?
reference.com scores 28/100 (grade F) for email security. No DMARC record. Receivers have no instructions for mail that fails SPF and DKIM, and you get no reports about who sends as your domain. No DKIM key found at common selectors (google, selector1, selector2, default, k1, k2, s1, s2, ...). DKIM may still use a custom selector we cannot guess.
What are the name servers of reference.com?
reference.com uses blue.foundationdns.net, blue.foundationdns.org, blue.foundationdns.com.