mingpao.com

Checked 22 October 2026, 09:51 UTC · via 8.8.8.8
✗Problems found
23 passed 3 warnings 1 failed 4 info

Registration

info

.com generic · GoDaddy.com, LLC · expires 2027-04-26

Found

TLD
.com (generic)
ICANN policies apply
yes
Registrar
GoDaddy.com, LLC
Registered
25 April 1995
Last changed
25 March 2025
Expires
26 April 2027
Status
client delete prohibited, client renew prohibited, client transfer prohibited, client update prohibited
Registry nameservers
ns03.mingpao.com, ns04.mingpao.com
RDAP server
https://rdap.verisign.com/com/v1/

Checks

  • i
    .com is a generic TLD (gTLD)
    Generic TLD under an ICANN registry agreement: ICANN-accredited registrars, UDRP and RDAP apply.
    #1
  • ✓ TLD delegated and signed #2
    .com is delegated in the root zone and DNSSEC-signed.
  • ✓ Expires on 2027-04-26 #3
    The registration is valid until 2027-04-26 (185 days).
  • ✓ Transfer locked #4
    Registry status: client delete prohibited, client renew prohibited, client transfer prohibited, client update prohibited.
  • ✓ Registry and delegation match #5
    The nameservers registered at the registry are the ones published in DNS.

Delegation

warn

ns03.mingpao.com, ns04.mingpao.com

Found

Parent zone
com
Delegation from
a.gtld-servers.net (192.5.6.30)
NS at the parent
ns03.mingpao.com, ns04.mingpao.com
NS in the zone
ns02.mingpao.com, ns03.mingpao.com, ns04.mingpao.com
NameserverAddressesNetwork (AS)Glue
ns02.mingpao.com (zone only)118.143.131.55AS9304 HUTCHISON-AS-AP - HGC Global Communications Limited, HK-
ns03.mingpao.com202.80.6.193AS4058 CITICTEL-CPC-AS4058 - CITIC Telecom International CPC Limited, HK202.80.6.193
ns04.mingpao.com118.143.131.55AS9304 HUTCHISON-AS-AP - HGC Global Communications Limited, HK118.143.131.55

Checks

  • i
    2 nameservers
    Two nameservers meet the minimum; RFC 2182 recommends three or more for important zones: ns03.mingpao.com, ns04.mingpao.com.
    #6
  • !
    NS sets differ
    The nameservers at the parent and in the zone should be the same. Only in the zone: ns02.mingpao.com. ns02.mingpao.com, ns03.mingpao.com, ns04.mingpao.com report NS ns02.mingpao.com ns03.mingpao.com ns04.mingpao.com.
    #7
  • ✓ Glue present and correct #8
    Glue is published for the nameservers inside the zone: ns03.mingpao.com, ns04.mingpao.com.
  • ✓ All names resolve #9
    Every nameserver name has an address and is not an alias.
  • ✓ Nameservers in different networks #10
    The nameservers are spread over 2 IPv4 /24s and 0 IPv6 /48s.
  • ✓ 2 autonomous systems #11
    The nameservers are spread over: AS4058 (CITICTEL-CPC-AS4058 - CITIC Telecom International CPC Limited, HK): 1 address; AS9304 (HUTCHISON-AS-AP - HGC Global Communications Limited, HK): 2 addresses.
  • i
    All nameserver names under .com
    All nameserver names are under one TLD, so a problem with that TLD also makes the nameservers unreachable. Some operators use names under two TLDs for extra resilience.
    #12
  • !
    No IPv6
    None of the nameservers has an IPv6 address, so IPv6-only resolvers can't reach them.
    #13

Nameservers

fail

3 of 3 addresses answer authoritatively

Found

NameserverAnswerRecursionTCP / EDNSAXFRVersion
ns02.mingpao.com 118.143.131.55NOERROR, 188 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesALLOWED (282 records)-
ns03.mingpao.com 202.80.6.193NOERROR, 182 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesALLOWED (282 records)-
ns04.mingpao.com 118.143.131.55NOERROR, 191 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesALLOWED (282 records)-

Checks

  • ✓ All respond #14
    All 3 nameserver addresses answered.
  • ✓ All authoritative #15
    Every responding nameserver answers authoritatively for the zone.
  • ✓ No recursion #16
    The nameservers do not answer recursive queries for other domains.
  • ✓ No version disclosed #17
    The nameservers don't reveal their software version.
  • ✗
    Zone transfer allowed
    These nameservers send the complete zone to anyone who asks (AXFR), exposing all host names: ns02.mingpao.com (118.143.131.55): 282 records; ns03.mingpao.com (202.80.6.193): 282 records; ns04.mingpao.com (118.143.131.55): 282 records. Restrict zone transfers to your secondary servers.
    #18
  • ✓ TCP supported #19
    All nameservers answer over TCP.
  • ✓ EDNS supported #20
    All nameservers support EDNS(0).
  • ✓ Public addresses #21
    All nameserver addresses are publicly routable.

SOA

info

serial 2026102016 · primary gamma.mingpao.com

Found

Primary (MNAME)
gamma.mingpao.com
Contact (RNAME)
dnsadmin.mingpao.com
Serial
2026102016
Refresh / retry
10800 s / 3600 s
Expire
604800 s
Negative TTL
86400 s

Serial per nameserver

NameserverSerial
ns02.mingpao.com (118.143.131.55)2026102016
ns03.mingpao.com (202.80.6.193)2026102016
ns04.mingpao.com (118.143.131.55)2026102016

Checks

  • ✓ Serial 2026102016 everywhere #22
    All nameservers serve the same version of the zone.
  • ✓ Timers within recommendations #23
    SOA refresh 3h, retry 1h, expire 7d, negative TTL 1d.
  • i
    Hidden master
    The primary nameserver gamma.mingpao.com is not listed as a nameserver: a hidden master that only feeds the public secondaries. That is a common setup; make sure it is not reachable for zone transfers from outside.
    #24
  • ✓ Contact dnsadmin@mingpao.com #25
    The SOA RNAME dnsadmin.mingpao.com means dnsadmin@mingpao.com.
  • ✓ Date-based serial #26
    The serial 2026102016 follows the YYYYMMDDnn convention (2026-10-20).

DNSSEC

warn

Not signed

Found

Validated by resolver
no

Checks

  • !
    Not signed
    The zone is not signed with DNSSEC, so answers can be spoofed. Enable DNSSEC at your DNS provider and publish the DS record at your registrar.
    #27

Records

pass

24 records at the apex

Found

Read from
118.143.131.55:53
TypeValueTTL
SOAgamma.mingpao.com. dnsadmin.mingpao.com. 2026102016 10800 3600 604800 8640086400
NSns03.mingpao.com.86400
NSns02.mingpao.com.86400
NSns04.mingpao.com.86400
A202.80.6.196300
MX10 mx2.mingpao.com.300
MX100 mx1.mingpao.com.300
TXT"MS=5396337D5B8B4F68FF4AD8B60D7AD60F7DC6387E"300
TXT"v=spf1 ip4:202.80.6.139 ip4:202.80.6.17 ip4:202.80.6.12 ip4:202.80.6.145 ip4:202.80.6.0/24 ip4:118.143.131.144 ip4:118.143.131.64 ip4:118.143.131.58 ip4:118.143.131.59 include:_spf.google.com ~all"300
TXT"brevo-code:8b75b1bf1361119ab915dbf740c7315f"300
TXT"brevo-code:b96fa68401829a16908ac6e261a196b9"300
TXT"google-site-verification=NU-Q1hcfhbsEwR9OxjJd3F1o1OL39iIvyC2x2v68PcM"300
TXT"brevo-code:78d38cb1501296913190f7c01fa2ac5d"300
TXT"google-gws-recovery-domain-verification=72071246"300
TXT"google-site-verification=VcC04Y1-Wd6YxXRmeENV6dbcYpOmIqF3NzwXPfrDFIo"300
CAA0 issuewild "pki.goog"300
CAA0 issue "letsencrypt.org"300
CAA0 issue "digicert.com"300
CAA0 issuewild "letsencrypt.org"300
CAA0 issue "sectigo.com"300
CAA0 issuewild "sectigo.com"300
CAA0 issue "pki.goog"300
CAA0 issuewild "godaddy.com"300
CAA0 issue "godaddy.com"300

Checks

  • ✓ TTLs within range #32
    TTLs: A 5m, MX 5m, NS 1d. The NS TTL at the parent is 2d and in the zone 1d; resolvers may use either.
  • ✓ No CNAME at the apex #33
    The zone apex has no CNAME record.
  • ✓ No wildcard #34
    Names that don't exist return NXDOMAIN.
  • ✓ CAA restricts issuance #35
    Certificates may be issued by: pki.goog, letsencrypt.org, digicert.com, sectigo.com, godaddy.com.