`thecolumnists.com`

DNSSEC	⚠️ Not signed
A	107.170.202.36^{🇺🇸 DIGITALOCEAN107.170.192.0/18 DigitalOcean}
NS	`ns1.digitalocean.com` ⭐ ⚠️ Not in zone NS records
		A	2606:4700:52::ac40:34d2^{🇺🇸 Cloudflare2606:4700:52::/48 , Inc. 101 Townsend Street, San Francisco, California 94107, US}
			PTR	`ns1.digitalocean.com`
		A	172.64.52.210^{🇺🇸 Cloudflare172.64.52.0/24 , Inc. 101 Townsend Street, San Francisco, California 94107, US}
			PTR	`ns1.digitalocean.com`
NS	`ns2.digitalocean.com` ⚠️ Not in zone NS records
		A	2606:4700:5a::ac40:3515^{🇺🇸 Cloudflare2606:4700:5a::/48 , Inc. 101 Townsend Street, San Francisco, California 94107, US}
			PTR	`ns2.digitalocean.com`
		A	172.64.53.21^{🇺🇸 Cloudflare172.64.53.0/24 , Inc. 101 Townsend Street, San Francisco, California 94107, US}
			PTR	`ns2.digitalocean.com`
NS	`ns3.digitalocean.com` ⚠️ Not in zone NS records
		A	2606:4700:52::ac40:31d1^{🇺🇸 Cloudflare2606:4700:52::/48 , Inc. 101 Townsend Street, San Francisco, California 94107, US}
			PTR	`ns3.digitalocean.com`
		A	172.64.49.209^{🇺🇸 Cloudflare172.64.48.0/20 , Inc. 101 Townsend Street, San Francisco, California 94107, US}
			PTR	`ns3.digitalocean.com`
MX	`mx0.thecolumnists.com` ⭐
		A	107.170.202.36^{🇺🇸 DIGITALOCEAN107.170.192.0/18 DigitalOcean}
MX	`mx1.thecolumnists.com`⁽²⁰⁾
		A	107.170.202.36^{🇺🇸 DIGITALOCEAN107.170.192.0/18 DigitalOcean}
SOA	`ns1.digitalocean.com`hostmaster@thecolumnists.com serial=1470399323

`com`

	DNSSEC	🔒 Signed (DS record present)
	NS	`a.gtld-servers.net` ⭐
	NS	`b.gtld-servers.net`
	NS	`c.gtld-servers.net`
	NS	`d.gtld-servers.net`
	NS	`e.gtld-servers.net`
	NS	`f.gtld-servers.net`
	NS	`g.gtld-servers.net`
	NS	`h.gtld-servers.net`
	NS	`i.gtld-servers.net`
	NS	`j.gtld-servers.net`
	NS	`k.gtld-servers.net`
	NS	`l.gtld-servers.net`
	NS	`m.gtld-servers.net`
	SOA	`a.gtld-servers.net`nstld@verisign-grs.com serial=1771291435

WOT: SAFE (100/100)

Subdomains

www.thecolumnists.com

mx0.thecolumnists.com

mx1.thecolumnists.com

Same first word

thecolumnists.com

Similar names

themisconsult.com

DNS History

7 records (6 active, 1 former)

●NSns1.digitalocean.com2016-09-22 → 2026-03-16 · 2 obs

● 2016-09-22 21:08:42
● 2026-03-16 16:35:44

●NSns2.digitalocean.com2026-02-17 → 2026-03-16 · 3 obs

○ 2016-09-22 21:08:42
● 2026-02-17 18:28:26
● 2026-03-16 16:35:44

●NSns3.digitalocean.com2026-02-17 → 2026-03-16 · 3 obs

○ 2016-09-22 21:08:42
● 2026-02-17 18:28:26
● 2026-03-16 16:35:44

●MXmx0.thecolumnists.com2016-09-22 → 2026-03-16 · 2 obs

● 2016-09-22 21:08:42
● 2026-03-16 16:35:44

●MXmx1.thecolumnists.com2016-09-22 → 2026-03-16 · 2 obs

● 2016-09-22 21:08:42
● 2026-03-16 16:35:44

●A107.170.202.362016-09-22 → 2026-03-16 · 3 obs

○ 2016-04-13 04:29:54
● 2016-09-22 21:08:42
● 2026-03-16 16:35:44

○A141.8.225.312016-04-13 → 2016-04-13 · 3 obs

● 2016-04-13 04:29:54
○ 2016-09-22 21:08:42
○ 2026-03-16 16:35:44

🔍 DNS Trace

📋 Delegation Chain

Zone	Nameservers	Glue
com	a.gtld-servers.net, b.gtld-servers.net, c.gtld-servers.net, d.gtld-servers.net...	-
thecolumnists.com	ns1.digitalocean.com, ns2.digitalocean.com, ns3.digitalocean.com	3 records

✅ Authoritative Response

Server: 172.64.52.210

NS records: ns1.digitalocean.com, ns2.digitalocean.com, ns3.digitalocean.com

🔒 DNSSEC Status

⚠️ Insecure (no DNSSEC)

No DS record for thecolumnists.com (unsigned zone)

⏱️ Timing

Total: 291ms | Queries: -

📄 Records

Type	Count	Sample Data
A	1	`107.170.202.36`
MX	2	`mx1.thecolumnists.com (pri: 20), mx0.thecolumnists.com (pri: 10)`
SOA	1	`ns1.digitalocean.com hostmaster.thecolum`

📌 Glue Records Collected

Total: 3

Out-of-bailiwick: 3 (ns1.digitalocean.com, ns2.digitalocean.com, ns3.digitalocean.com)

Analysis

Hierarchy

thecolumnists.com has children www.thecolumnists.com, mx0.thecolumnists.com and mx1.thecolumnists.com.

IP Addresses

thecolumnists.com resolves to a single IP: 107.170.202.36.

Other host names, for instance localco.ca, mail2.localco.ca, ogii.lv, www.thecolumnists.com and www.ogii.lv share IP numbers with thecolumnists.com.

Name Servers

thecolumnists.com delegates to three name servers: ns1.digitalocean.com, ns2.digitalocean.com and ns3.digitalocean.com.

thecolumnists.com shares some name servers with other domains, for example kireinuts.com, 191.35.161.in-addr.arpa, laner.com.br, 1.0.0.a.d.d.6.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.1.d.0.0.0.0.4.0.0.8.8.a.4.0.6.2.ip6.arpa and drivo.com.

Host names with two IP numbers:

ns1.digitalocean.com: 2606:4700:52::ac40:34d2 and 172.64.52.210

ns2.digitalocean.com: 2606:4700:5a::ac40:3515 and 172.64.53.21

ns3.digitalocean.com: 2606:4700:52::ac40:31d1 and 172.64.49.209

Mail Servers

thecolumnists.com is served by two mail servers: mx0.thecolumnists.com and mx1.thecolumnists.com.

Host names with one IP number:

mx0.thecolumnists.com points to: 107.170.202.36

mx1.thecolumnists.com points to: 107.170.202.36

Names pointing to 107.170.202.36: mx0.thecolumnists.com and mx1.thecolumnists.com

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