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Domain Name: WFU.EDU

Registrant:
Wake Forest University
PO Box 7408 Reynolda Station
Winston-Salem, NC 27109-7408
USA

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WFU DNS Admin
Wake Forest University
P. O. Box 7408
Winston-Salem, NC 27109
USA
+1.3367585813
dns-admin-contact@wfu.edu

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WFU Hostmaster
Wake Forest University
P. O. Box 7408
Winston-Salem, NC 27109
USA
+1.3367585813
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Domain record activated: 03-Mar-1986
Domain record last updated: 01-Jul-2024
Domain expires: 31-Jul-2027

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