[AustinBill]

According to Whois the DNS record for freerepublic.com was updated yesterday. One of the features of the Internet is that DNS changes take 24-48 hours to propagate worldwide. As that happens DNS resolution will be back to normal following the IP address change.

[steve86]

I’ve dealt with lots of domain record propagations (although 15 years ago) and don’t remember another where the domain resolution status was so ephemeral (here one minute and gone the next). There were some errors in the file maintained by the registrar, but I’m not convinced this is completely routine.

[Reeses]

According to Whois the DNS record for freerepublic.com was updated yesterday

What got updated is the domain status was set to clientHold which means:

"This status code tells your domain's registry to not activate your domain in the DNS and as a consequence, it will not resolve. It is an uncommon status that is usually enacted during legal disputes, non-payment, or when your domain is subject to deletion. Often, this status indicates an issue with your domain that needs resolution. If so, you should contact your registrar to resolve the issue. If your domain does not have any issues, but you need it to resolve, you must first contact your registrar and request that they remove this status code."