cli.gs - dns.ninja

`cli.gs`

DNSSEC	⚠️ Not signed
A	138.201.124.168^{🇩🇪 Hetzner138.201.0.0/16 HETZNER-RZ-BLK-ERX4}
		PTR	`static.168.124.201.138.clients.your-server.de`
NS	`ns1.variomedia.de` ⭐
		A	2a00:1c3e:96::53^{🇩🇪 KNIPP-AMS-AS2a00:1c3e:96::/47}
			PTR	`ns1.variomedia.de`
		A	185.95.96.53^{🇩🇪 KNIPP-AMS-AS185.95.96.0/23}
			PTR	`ns1.variomedia.de`
NS	`ns2.variomedia.de`
		A	2a00:1c3e:98::53^{🇩🇪 KNIPPWORLDWIDE2a00:1c3e:98::/47}
			PTR	`ns2.variomedia.de`
		A	185.95.98.53^{🇩🇪 KNIPPWORLDWIDE185.95.98.0/23}
			PTR	`ns2.variomedia.de`
MX	`mail.variomedia.de` ⭐
		A	81.28.224.26^{🇩🇪 SCALEUP81.28.224.0/21 Route object for 81.28.224.0/21}
			PTR	`mx1.mail.vrmd.de`
		A	81.28.224.27^{🇩🇪 SCALEUP81.28.224.0/21 Route object for 81.28.224.0/21}
			PTR	`mx2.mail.vrmd.de`
TXT	`v=spf1 include:mailgun.org include:spf.variomedia.de ~all`
SOA	`ns1.variomedia.de`support@variomedia.de 2026-06-20 #38

`gs`

	DNSSEC	🔒 Signed (DS record present)
	NS	`soa.coccaregistry.org` ⭐
	NS	`ns.anycast.nic.gs`
	NS	`ns1.anycastdns.cz`
	NS	`ns2.anycastdns.cz`
	TXT	`Generation Time: 1785692122`
	TXT	`Generation Time ISO 8601: 2026-08-02 17:35:22`
	SOA	`soa.coccaregistry.org`hostmaster@coccaregistry.org 2026-08-02 #15

rank #138511 globally
rank #3 in the tld

cli.gs

Cli.gs was a URL shortening service that let users create short, custom aliases for long URLs, along with click-tracking analytics. It was popular during the late-2000s wave of URL shorteners tied to the rise of Twitter.

Key facts

Owner / operator: originally operated by a small team/startup (CligsIt / VoiceThread-adjacent developers); unknown current owner
TLD:.gs— country code for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, commonly used as a novelty/branding domain ("cli-gs")
Primary purpose: URL shortening and link analytics
Status: legacy/defunct — service largely discontinued, domain status unknown

History

Year	Event
2008	Cli.gs launched as a URL shortener with click-tracking features
2009	Gained popularity amid the boom of Twitter-driven URL shorteners
2018	Service functionality widely reported as defunct/unreliable by that point

⚠️ On DNS blocklist: urlshortener
WOT: SAFE (66/100)
📈 Tranco rank: #522,502

Subdomains

com2fhttp3awww.cli.gs

c13-b2b-publish-lb.cli.gs

a17-112-144-50.cli.gs

bz2.cli.gs

adobe-dns-3.cli.gs

wip3.cli.gs

a17-112-144-59.cli.gs

apps.cli.gs

adobe-dns.cli.gs

asia-red.cli.gs

mail.cli.gs

bos.cli.gs

k.cli.gs

a17-250-248-150.cli.gs

inktest.cli.gs

ebay.cli.gs

bizwww.cli.gs

www.cli.gs

phobos.cli.gs

bo3.cli.gs

asw.cli.gs

browseusers.cli.gs

adlog.cli.gs

adobe-dns-2.cli.gs

c13-b2b-blog-lb.cli.gs

116profile.cli.gs

Same first word

cli.la

cli.at

cli.gs

cli.cl

cli.dev

cli.jp

cli.kim

cli.ph

cli.today

cli.com.tw

cli.education

cli.ps

cli.uy

cli.international

cli.red

cli.co.uk

cli.co

cli.it

cli.mobi

cli.parts

cli.ch

cli.ru

cli.no

cli.eu

cli.io

cli.com.mx

cli.live

cli.bot

cli.tn

cli.li

cli.co.in

cli.capital

cli.de

cli.net.br

cli.ie

cli.re

cli.kz

cli.org.uk

cli.pm

cli.ca

cli.ovh

cli.gov.tr

cli.poker

cli.nl

cli.bz

cli.so

cli.github.io

cli.com.pe

cli.rs

cli.com.br

cli.pt

cli.in

cli.ke

cli.cc

cli.asia

cli.com.pl

cli.fan

cli.com.ve

cli.net

cli.com.ec

cli.center

cli.org

cli.info

cli.su

cli.lighting

cli.us

cli.guru

cli.me

cli.com.tr

cli.co.kr

cli.fr

cli.gg

cli.im

cli.biz

cli.world

cli.cool

cli.co.jp

cli.ninja

cli.cr

cli.be

cli.ventures

cli.report

cli.fm

cli.(0x787878)

cli.dk

cli.es

cli.pl

cli.ne.jp

cli.js.org

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DNS History

6 records (4 active, 2 former)

●NSns1.variomedia.de2015-09-03 → 2026-08-02 · 14 obs

● 2015-09-03 22:13:00
● 2026-05-01 07:28:18
○ 2026-05-02 22:46:32
● 2026-05-04 07:29:12
● 2026-05-10 13:11:32
○ 2026-05-11 20:08:36
● 2026-05-15 00:40:16
● 2026-05-29 02:38:08
○ 2026-05-31 21:25:38
● 2026-06-13 17:29:50
● 2026-06-18 10:05:50
○ 2026-06-19 07:50:36
● 2026-06-21 22:52:22
● 2026-08-02 18:14:32

●NSns2.variomedia.de2015-09-03 → 2026-08-02 · 14 obs

○MXmail.cli.gs2015-09-03 → 2026-06-18 · 13 obs

●MXmail.variomedia.de2026-06-21 → 2026-08-02 · 3 obs

○ 2026-06-19 07:50:36
● 2026-06-21 22:52:22
● 2026-08-02 18:14:32

●A138.201.124.1682026-02-15 → 2026-08-02 · 15 obs

○ 2021-09-21 07:11:46
● 2026-02-15 04:45:16
● 2026-05-01 07:28:18
○ 2026-05-02 22:46:32
● 2026-05-04 07:29:12
● 2026-05-10 13:11:32
○ 2026-05-11 20:08:36
● 2026-05-15 00:40:16
● 2026-05-29 02:38:08
○ 2026-05-31 21:25:38
● 2026-06-13 17:29:50
● 2026-06-18 10:05:50
○ 2026-06-19 07:50:36
● 2026-06-21 22:52:22
● 2026-08-02 18:14:32

○A144.76.104.82015-09-03 → 2020-12-05 · 12 obs

● 2015-09-03 22:13:00
● 2015-09-06 03:37:40
○ 2015-09-11 13:40:02
○ 2015-09-21 13:46:48
● 2015-10-02 20:34:00
● 2016-08-06 23:12:12
○ 2016-08-25 09:05:30
○ 2017-09-17 18:39:08
● 2018-02-22 09:23:22
● 2020-12-05 16:13:00
○ 2021-09-21 07:11:46
○ 2026-08-02 18:14:32

🔍 DNS Trace

📋 Delegation Chain

Zone	Nameservers	Glue
gs	ns2.anycastdns.cz, ns.anycast.nic.gs, ns1.anycastdns.cz	5 records

✅ Authoritative Response

Server:185.28.194.194

NS records: ns2.anycastdns.cz, ns.anycast.nic.gs, ns1.anycastdns.cz

🔒 DNSSEC Status

🔐 Secure (DNSSEC validated)

Chain of trust verified from root to domain

⏱️ Timing

Total: 892ms | Queries: -

📄 Records

Type	Count	Sample Data

📌 Glue Records Collected

Total: 5

In-bailiwick: 2 (ns.anycast.nic.gs, ns.anycast.nic.gs)

Out-of-bailiwick: 3 (ns2.anycastdns.cz, ns1.anycastdns.cz, ns1.anycastdns.cz)

Analysis

Hierarchy

Among the subdomains of cli.gs are com2fhttp3awww.cli.gs, c13-b2b-publish-lb.cli.gs, a17-112-144-50.cli.gs, bz2.cli.gs, adobe-dns-3.cli.gs and a few other host names.

IP Addresses

cli.gs points to a single IP number: 138.201.124.168.

Additional host names — asw.cli.gs, browseusers.cli.gs, 38.116profile.cli.gs and two others — share IP numbers with cli.gs.

Name Servers

DNS delegation for cli.gs points to two name servers: ns1.variomedia.de and ns2.variomedia.de.

cli.gs shares its name server setup with other domains, including beimax.de, heckhausen.de, erichsen.org and two others.

There is at least partial name server overlap between cli.gs and other domains — rott.name, larrass-koch.de, complete-it.de and two more among them.

These name servers frequently co-occur with the name servers ns2.cnm.de and ns.cnm.de.

ns1.variomedia.de directs to 185.95.96.53 and 2a00:1c3e:96::53. ns2.variomedia.de directs to 185.95.98.53 and 2a00:1c3e:98::53. Each host name carries two IP addresses.

Mail Servers

cli.gs has one mail server: mail.variomedia.de.

cli.gs shares the same mail server setup as other domains, including digos.gmbh, leddin.net, vollmer.be and two others.

Some mail servers of cli.gs are also used by other domains, notably gtrainer.de and conterion.com.

mail.variomedia.de carries two IP numbers: 81.28.224.26 and 81.28.224.27.