`the-connection.com`

DNSSEC	⚠️ Not signed
A	216.251.184.104^{🇺🇸 CCI-MN-AS-1216.251.184.0/21 Consolidated Communications Inc.}
		PTR	`216-251-184-104.ips.cpinternet.com`
NS	`ns91.worldnic.com` ⭐
		A	162.159.26.217^{Cloudflare162.159.26.0/24 , Inc. 101 Townsend Street, San Francisco, California 94107, US}
NS	`ns92.worldnic.com`
		A	162.159.27.155^{Cloudflare162.159.27.0/24 , Inc. 101 Townsend Street, San Francisco, California 94107, US}
MX	`connectmail.the-connection.com` ⭐
		A	82.98.199.84^{🇨🇦 FORTINET82.98.199.0/24}
			PTR	`gw199084.fortimail.com`
TXT	`7sd0l2gmmn3q5v74jfsv8cpagf`
TXT	`MS=ms46637508`
TXT	`q4kj7uhi89k9t17b83t8hinhkg`
TXT	`t9u6ji25qhost100urv3nfnt8`
TXT	`v=spf1 a:connectmail.the-connection.com ip4:82.98.199.84 -all`
TXT	`DDDMS=CAF68A9962F1C54BF2DA6D561E1DAFFCE8121`
TXT	`u0ktpg9orsi4qs50dggi4pg87v`
TXT	`u0ktpg9orsi4qs50dggi4pg87v.`
SOA	`NS91.WORLDNIC.com`namehost@WORLDNIC@com serial=124122010

`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=1774836287

Subdomains

connectmail.the-connection.com

venus.the-connection.com

Same first word

the-connection.co.uk

the-connection.com

DNS History

5 records (4 active, 1 former)

●NSns91.worldnic.com2015-05-23 → 2026-03-30 · 2 obs

● 2015-05-23 14:01:14
● 2026-03-30 02:27:00

●NSns92.worldnic.com2015-05-23 → 2026-03-30 · 2 obs

● 2015-05-23 14:01:14
● 2026-03-30 02:27:00

●MXconnectmail.the-connection.com2015-05-23 → 2026-03-30 · 2 obs

● 2015-05-23 14:01:14
● 2026-03-30 02:27:00

●A216.251.184.1042026-03-01 → 2026-03-30 · 3 obs

○ 2018-09-03 20:57:48
● 2026-03-01 18:10:54
● 2026-03-30 02:27:00

○A66.162.233.202015-05-23 → 2018-09-03 · 4 obs

● 2015-05-23 14:01:14
● 2018-09-03 20:57:48
○ 2026-03-01 18:10:54
○ 2026-03-30 02:27:00

🔍 DNS Trace

📋 Delegation Chain

Zone	Nameservers	Glue
com	a.gtld-servers.net, b.gtld-servers.net, c.gtld-servers.net, d.gtld-servers.net...	-
the-connection.com	ns91.worldnic.com, ns92.worldnic.com	2 records

✅ Authoritative Response

Server:162.159.27.155

NS records: ns91.worldnic.com, ns92.worldnic.com

🔒 DNSSEC Status

⚠️ Insecure (no DNSSEC)

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

⏱️ Timing

Total: 148ms | Queries: -

📄 Records

Type	Count	Sample Data
NS	2	`ns91.worldnic.com, ns92.worldnic.com`
MX	1	`connectmail.the-connection.com (pri: 10)`
TXT	8	`7sd0l2gmmn3q5v74jfsv8cpagf, MS=ms46637508...`

📌 Glue Records Collected

Total: 2

Out-of-bailiwick: 2 (ns91.worldnic.com, ns92.worldnic.com)

Analysis

Hierarchy

the-connection.com is a parent of connectmail.the-connection.com and venus.the-connection.com.

IP Addresses

the-connection.com resolves to one IP number: 216.251.184.104.

Other host names, for instance venus.the-connection.com, share IP numbers with the-connection.com.

Name Servers

the-connection.com is delegated to two name servers ns91.worldnic.com and ns92.worldnic.com.

the-connection.com shares the same name server setup as other domains, for instance fnbcga.com, noemaine.com, coaacs.org, gamtech.com and nagaseamerica.com.

Host names with one IP number:

ns91.worldnic.com points to 162.159.26.217

ns92.worldnic.com points to 162.159.27.155

Mail Servers

the-connection.com is handled by a single mail server, connectmail.the-connection.com.

connectmail.the-connection.com resolves to IP 82.98.199.84.

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