macromedia.com - dns.ninja
macromedia.com
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| SOA | a.gtld-servers.netnstld@verisign-grs.com serial=1786128934 | ||||||
rank #41 in the tld
macromedia.com
macromedia.comwas the official corporate website for Macromedia, Inc., a prominent web development and multimedia software company. Following the company's acquisition in 2005, the domain is now owned by Adobe Inc. and redirects to their official website.
Key facts
- Owner / operator: Adobe Inc.
- TLD:
.com— gTLD - Primary purpose: Legacy corporate website and redirect to Adobe
- Status: legacy alias — redirects to
adobe.com
History
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1992 | Macromedia is founded through the merger of Authorware, Inc. and MacroMind-Paracomp. |
| 2005 | Adobe Systems announces the acquisition of Macromedia for $3.4 billion. |
| 2006 | Adobe redirectsmacromedia.comtoadobe.comafter integrating Macromedia's product portfolio. |
Related domains
adobe.com
WOT: SAFE (93/100)
📈 Tranco rank: #174
Macromedia (Adobe Legacy Domain)
Macromedia was a pioneering American software company founded in 1992 through the merger of Authorware and MacroMind-Paracomp. Headquartered in San Francisco, the company became famous for developing multimedia, web development, and graphics software. Its most iconic products included Flash (the ubiquitous web animation platform), Dreamweaver (web design), Fireworks (graphics), Director (multimedia authoring), and ColdFusion (web application server).
In December 2005, Adobe Systems acquired Macromedia for approximately $3.4 billion in stock, making it one of the largest software acquisitions of its era. The deal brought Flash, Dreamweaver, and other creative tools under Adobe's umbrella, significantly expanding Adobe's web and multimedia offerings beyond its traditional print-focused software like Photoshop and Illustrator.
Current Status
The macromedia.com domain now serves as a legacy redirect property owned by Adobe. The domain is configured primarily for historical preservation and brand protection rather than active services.
Technical Infrastructure
- IP Address: 192.150.16.118 (Adobe corporate network)
- Nameservers: Akamai CDN infrastructure (a1-217.akam.net, etc.) plus Adobe corporate DNS (exfer-vip-01.corp.adobe.com)
- Mail: Microsoft 365 via Outlook protection (adobe.mail.protection.outlook.com)
- SPF Policy:
v=spf1 -all— rejects all email (no legitimate mail sent from this domain) - DNSSEC: Not signed
Subdomains
hvm.macromedia.com |
www-asia.macromedia.com |
activate.macromedia.com |
ns-3.macromedia.com |
fpdownload2.macromedia.com |
labs.macromedia.com |
www.macromedia.com |
dns2.macromedia.com |
fpdownload-origin.macromedia.com |
pinger.macromedia.com |
mmbeta.macromedia.com |
fpdownload.macromedia.com |
ftp.macromedia.com |
assets.macromedia.com |
www-euro.macromedia.com |
download-origin.macromedia.com |
milo.macromedia.com |
download.macromedia.com |
mgw-external.macromedia.com |
Same first word
Similar names
DNS History
15 records (10 active, 5 former)
○NSadobe-dns-01.adobe.com2015-09-02 → 2021-01-14 · 4 obs
● 2021-01-14 06:25:00
○ 2026-02-15 07:50:44
○ 2026-08-07 19:24:42
○NSadobe-dns-02.adobe.com2015-09-02 → 2017-07-22 · 4 obs
● 2017-07-22 10:17:54
○ 2017-08-07 13:45:44
○ 2026-08-07 19:24:42
○NSadobe-dns-03.adobe.com2015-09-02 → 2021-01-14 · 4 obs
● 2021-01-14 06:25:00
○ 2026-02-15 07:50:44
○ 2026-08-07 19:24:42
○NSadobe-dns-04.adobe.com2015-09-02 → 2021-01-14 · 8 obs
● 2016-02-10 11:19:54
○ 2016-03-09 01:47:56
○ 2017-03-16 08:26:38
● 2017-04-21 11:35:10
● 2021-01-14 06:25:00
○ 2026-02-15 07:50:44
○ 2026-08-07 19:24:42
○NSadobe-dns-05.adobe.com2015-09-02 → 2021-01-14 · 4 obs
● 2021-01-14 06:25:00
○ 2026-02-15 07:50:44
○ 2026-08-07 19:24:42
●NSexfer-vip-01.corp.adobe.com2026-02-15 → 2026-08-07 · 3 obs
● 2026-02-15 07:50:44
● 2026-08-07 19:24:42
●MXadobe.mail.protection.outlook.com2015-09-02 → 2026-08-07 · 2 obs
● 2026-08-07 19:24:42
●MXmacromedia-com.mail.protection.outlook.com2015-09-02 → 2026-08-07 · 2 obs
● 2026-08-07 19:24:42
●A192.150.16.1182015-09-02 → 2026-08-07 · 2 obs
● 2026-08-07 19:24:42
🔍 DNS Trace
📋 Delegation Chain
| Zone | Nameservers | Glue |
|---|---|---|
| com | f.gtld-servers.net, b.gtld-servers.net, k.gtld-servers.net, d.gtld-servers.net... | - |
| macromedia.com | a10-64.akam.net, a28-67.akam.net, a26-66.akam.net, a7-64.akam.net... | - |
✅ Authoritative Response
Server:96.7.50.64
NS records: a10-64.akam.net, a28-67.akam.net, a26-66.akam.net, a7-64.akam.net, a1-217.akam.net, a13-65.akam.net
🔒 DNSSEC Status
⚠️ Insecure (no DNSSEC)
No DS record for macromedia.com (unsigned zone)
⏱️ Timing
Total: 686ms | Queries: -
📄 Records
| Type | Count | Sample Data |
|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | 192.150.16.118 |
| NS | 6 | a28-67.akam.net, a13-65.akam.net... |
| MX | 2 | macromedia-com.mail.protection.outlook.c, adobe.mail.protection.outlook.com (pri: |
| TXT | 1 | v=spf1 -all |
| SOA | 1 | exfer-vip-01.corp.adobe.com hostmaster.m |
Related
Analysis
Hierarchy
macromedia.com serves as parent to hvm.macromedia.com, www-asia.macromedia.com, activate.macromedia.com, ns-3.macromedia.com, fpdownload2.macromedia.com along with a few other host names.
IP Addresses
macromedia.com has exactly one IP address — 192.150.16.118.
Additional host names — including www-mm-sj1.adobe.com and www-mm-da1.adobe.com — share IP numbers with macromedia.com.
Name Servers
macromedia.com has 7 name servers — a1-217.akam.net, a10-64.akam.net, a13-65.akam.net and 4 others.
macromedia.com has at least partial name server overlap with other domains, such as 192.178.158.in-addr.arpa, risk-comply.com, geometrixx.info and two others.
a7-64.akam.net, a26-66.akam.net and a28-64.akam.net — plus 7 other name servers — are commonly paired with these name servers.
Host names pointing to two IP addresses:
a1-217.akam.net resolves to 193.108.91.217 and 2600:1401:2::d9.
a10-64.akam.net resolves to 96.7.50.64 and 2600:1480:d000::40.
a13-65.akam.net resolves to 2.22.230.65 and 2600:1480:800::41.
a26-66.akam.net resolves to 23.74.25.66 and 2600:1480:b800::42.
a28-67.akam.net resolves to 95.100.173.67 and 2600:1480:d800::43.
a7-64.akam.net resolves to 23.61.199.64 and 2600:1406:32::40.
Host names resolving to a single IP address:
exfer-vip-01.corp.adobe.com resolves to 192.150.11.37.
Mail Servers
macromedia.com uses two mail servers, adobe.mail.protection.outlook.com and macromedia-com.mail.protection.outlook.com.
At least some of the mail servers used by macromedia.com are shared with other domains: mkto-go.com, brownie.sjc.efrontier.com, reserved-sjc-67-72-97-20.sjc.efrontier.com and two others among them.
These mail servers tend to appear together with the mail servers support-efrontier-com.mail.protection.outlook.com, visualsciences-com.mail.protection.outlook.com and adobe-com.mail.protection.outlook.com.
Each resolving to four IP addresses, adobe.mail.protection.outlook.com points to 52.101.11.7, 52.101.41.180, 52.101.42.16 and 52.101.194.19 while macromedia-com.mail.protection.outlook.com resolves to 52.101.8.34, 52.101.10.18, 52.101.41.4 and 52.101.194.19.
The host names adobe.mail.protection.outlook.com and macromedia-com.mail.protection.outlook.com both resolve to 52.101.194.19 IP addresses.