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Domain Name: NIU.EDU

Registrant:
Northern Illinois University
Brett Coryell, Vice President, Chief Information Officer
Division of Information Technology
De Kalb, IL 60115-2854
USA

Administrative Contact:
Matthew Parks
Northern Illinois University
Division of Information Technology
WL 2100
De Kalb, IL 60115-2854
USA
+1.8157532720
mparks2@niu.edu

Technical Contact:
Andrew Johnson
Northern Illinois University
Division of Information Technology
WL 2100
De Kalb, IL 60115
USA
+1.8159796819
ajohnson55@niu.edu

Name Servers:
DNS-EXT1.NIU.EDU
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Domain record activated: 08-Dec-1988
Domain record last updated: 19-Jun-2024
Domain expires: 31-Jul-2025

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Last tested: 2019-12-08


Desktop Speed Bad
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