`bending-the-rules.com`

DNSSEC	⚠️ Not signed
A	138.201.225.188^{🇩🇪 Hetzner138.201.0.0/16 HETZNER-RZ-BLK-ERX4}
		PTR	`server.mindbrackets.com`
NS	`ns3.mindbrackets.com` ⭐
NS	`ns1.mindbrackets.com` ⚠️ Not in parent delegation
NS	`ns2.mindbrackets.com` ⚠️ Not in parent delegation
NS	`ns4.mindbrackets.com`
MX	`mail.bending-the-rules.com` ⭐
		A	138.201.225.188^{🇩🇪 Hetzner138.201.0.0/16 HETZNER-RZ-BLK-ERX4}
			PTR	`server.mindbrackets.com`
TXT	`v=spf1 a mx ~all`
SOA	`ns3.mindbrackets.com`admin@bending-the-rules.com 2025-12-15 #0

`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=1778677396

Previously MX for

www.bending-the-rules.com

bending-the-rules.com

Subdomains

www.bending-the-rules.com

mail.bending-the-rules.com

Same first word

bending-the-rules.com

DNS History

10 records (6 active, 4 former)

○NSns1.hostbreaker.net2016-08-31 → 2017-06-12 · 4 obs

● 2016-08-31 16:07:18
● 2017-06-12 18:41:40
○ 2026-03-24 21:48:38
○ 2026-05-13 13:04:26

●NSns1.mindbrackets.com2026-03-24 → 2026-05-13 · 3 obs

○ 2017-06-12 18:41:40
● 2026-03-24 21:48:38
● 2026-05-13 13:04:26

○NSns2.hostbreaker.net2016-08-31 → 2017-06-12 · 4 obs

● 2016-08-31 16:07:18
● 2017-06-12 18:41:40
○ 2026-03-24 21:48:38
○ 2026-05-13 13:04:26

●NSns2.mindbrackets.com2026-03-24 → 2026-05-13 · 3 obs

○ 2017-06-12 18:41:40
● 2026-03-24 21:48:38
● 2026-05-13 13:04:26

●NSns3.mindbrackets.com2026-03-24 → 2026-05-13 · 3 obs

○ 2017-06-12 18:41:40
● 2026-03-24 21:48:38
● 2026-05-13 13:04:26

●NSns4.mindbrackets.com2026-03-24 → 2026-05-13 · 3 obs

○ 2017-06-12 18:41:40
● 2026-03-24 21:48:38
● 2026-05-13 13:04:26

○MXbending-the-rules.com2016-08-31 → 2017-06-12 · 4 obs

● 2016-08-31 16:07:18
● 2017-06-12 18:41:40
○ 2026-03-24 21:48:38
○ 2026-05-13 13:04:26

●MXmail.bending-the-rules.com2026-03-24 → 2026-05-13 · 3 obs

○ 2017-06-12 18:41:40
● 2026-03-24 21:48:38
● 2026-05-13 13:04:26

●A138.201.225.1882026-03-24 → 2026-05-13 · 3 obs

○ 2017-06-12 18:41:40
● 2026-03-24 21:48:38
● 2026-05-13 13:04:26

○A176.9.64.2102016-08-31 → 2017-06-12 · 4 obs

● 2016-08-31 16:07:18
● 2017-06-12 18:41:40
○ 2026-03-24 21:48:38
○ 2026-05-13 13:04:26

🔍 DNS Trace

📋 Delegation Chain

Zone	Nameservers	Glue
com	a.gtld-servers.net, b.gtld-servers.net, c.gtld-servers.net, d.gtld-servers.net...	-
bending-the-rules.com	ns3.mindbrackets.com, ns4.mindbrackets.com	2 records

✅ Authoritative Response

Server:138.201.225.188

NS records: ns3.mindbrackets.com, ns4.mindbrackets.com

🔒 DNSSEC Status

⚠️ Insecure (no DNSSEC)

No DS record for bending-the-rules.com (unsigned zone)

⏱️ Timing

Total: 813ms | Queries: -

📄 Records

Type	Count	Sample Data
A	1	`138.201.225.188`
NS	4	`ns1.mindbrackets.com, ns3.mindbrackets.com...`
MX	1	`mail.bending-the-rules.com (pri: 0)`
TXT	1	`v=spf1 a mx ~all`
SOA	1	`ns3.mindbrackets.com admin.bending-the-r`

📌 Glue Records Collected

Total: 2

Out-of-bailiwick: 2 (ns3.mindbrackets.com, ns4.mindbrackets.com)

Analysis

Hierarchy

bending-the-rules.com is the parent of www.bending-the-rules.com and mail.bending-the-rules.com.

IP Addresses

bending-the-rules.com points to an IP address: 138.201.225.188.

other host names include mail.mindbrackets.com, diafa.org, modulofacades.com, mindbrackets.com and sscc-kharroube.com; they share IP numbers with bending-the-rules.com.

Name Servers

bending-the-rules.com delegates to four name servers: ns1.mindbrackets.com, ns2.mindbrackets.com, ns3.mindbrackets.com and ns4.mindbrackets.com.

bending-the-rules.com shares name servers with other domains at least partially, for instance mindbrackets.com, sscc-kharroube.com, sscc-bikfaya.com and cassandra-grey.com.

These name servers are commonly used with ns5.mindbrackets.com and ns6.mindbrackets.com.

Mail Servers

bending-the-rules.com is handled by a single mail server, mail.bending-the-rules.com.

The host name mail.bending-the-rules.com points to IP 138.201.225.188.

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