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mail.akismet.com

DNSSEC⚠️ Not signed
A192.0.80.243πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Automattic192.0.80.0/24 Route Object
PTRakismet.com
A192.0.80.245πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Automattic192.0.80.0/24 Route Object

akismet.com

DNSSEC⚠️ Not signed
A192.0.78.24πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Automattic192.0.78.0/24 Route Object
A192.0.78.25πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Automattic192.0.78.0/24 Route Object
NSns1.automattic.com ⭐
NSns1.akismet.com
NSns2.akismet.com
NSns3.akismet.com
NSns4.akismet.com
MXmx1.dfw.automattic.com ⭐
MXmx2.ams.automattic.com ⭐
TXTgoogle-site-verification=DZLoR97vlDkw1YUqbLCRXu7tQnJ-8cVnktCsnBwHpCA
TXTv=spf1 include:_spf.automattic.com include:sendgrid.net include:ariasystems.n...
TXTgoogle-site-verification=EtOJu7eEjs0n1iFlkpg-e6Zo7gupmWqxRBVwWaeruDU
SOAns1.automattic.comhostmaster@automattic.com 2023-05-22 #9
WOT: SAFE (93/100)
rank #379 globally
rank #244 in the tld

akismet.com

akismet.comis the official website for Akismet, an anti-spam filtering service for blog comments and contact forms, developed and operated by Automattic (the company behind WordPress.com).

Key facts

  • Owner / operator: Automattic Inc.
  • TLD:.comβ€” gTLD
  • Primary purpose: anti-spam/anti-comment-spam filtering API service
  • Status: active

History

YearEvent
2005Akismet launched by Matt Mullenweg, alongside WordPress
2007Automattic begins offering commercial API plans for high-volume use
2012Akismet reports filtering billions of spam comments across the web

Related domains

  • wordpress.comβ€” Automattic's flagship blogging platform, tightly integrated with Akismet
  • automattic.comβ€” parent company corporate site
  • jetpack.comβ€” Automattic plugin suite that bundles Akismet spam protection for self-hosted WordPress sites
WOT: SAFE (93/100)
πŸ“ˆ Tranco rank: #1,488

Same first word

Similar names

DNS History

4 records (2 active, 2 former)

20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026A192.0.80.243192.0.80.24576.74.255.3476.74.255.35
●A192.0.80.2432015-06-13 β†’ 2026-08-07 Β· 2 obs
● 2015-06-13 11:35:10
● 2026-08-07 06:49:18
●A192.0.80.2452015-06-13 β†’ 2026-08-07 Β· 2 obs
● 2015-06-13 11:35:10
● 2026-08-07 06:49:18
β—‹A76.74.255.342015-06-13 β†’ 2016-03-29 Β· 4 obs
● 2015-06-13 11:35:10
● 2016-03-29 11:53:02
β—‹ 2016-09-18 21:44:12
β—‹ 2026-08-07 06:49:18
β—‹A76.74.255.352015-06-13 β†’ 2016-03-29 Β· 4 obs
● 2015-06-13 11:35:10
● 2016-03-29 11:53:02
β—‹ 2016-09-18 21:44:12
β—‹ 2026-08-07 06:49:18

πŸ” DNS Trace

πŸ“‹ Delegation Chain

ZoneNameserversGlue
come.gtld-servers.net, l.gtld-servers.net, g.gtld-servers.net, h.gtld-servers.net...-
akismet.comns1.akismet.com, ns2.akismet.com, ns3.akismet.com, ns4.akismet.com8 records

βœ… Authoritative Response

Server:198.181.116.8

NS records: ns1.akismet.com, ns2.akismet.com, ns3.akismet.com, ns4.akismet.com

πŸ”’ DNSSEC Status

⚠️ Insecure (no DNSSEC)

No DS record for akismet.com (unsigned zone)

⏱️ Timing

Total: 140ms | Queries: -

πŸ“„ Records

TypeCountSample Data
A2192.0.80.243, 192.0.80.245

πŸ“Œ Glue Records Collected

Total: 8

In-bailiwick: 8 (ns1.akismet.com, ns1.akismet.com, ns2.akismet.com...)

Analysis

IP Addresses

mail.akismet.com points to the IP addresses 192.0.80.243 and 192.0.80.245

Two other host names, along with comblog.akismet.com, ukblog.nintechnet.comwordpress.dwbooster.comblog.akismet.com and comwordpress.dwbooster.comblog.akismet.com, also share IP numbers with mail.akismet.com.