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tjpitches -> no "WWW" in address??? (5/4/2004 16:32:06)

hi all!
the other day someone told me about web addresses with no "www" in the address ... what does this do? what's the advantage?
how do you go about setting this up?
thanks.
tj



smcfarland -> RE: no "WWW" in address??? (5/4/2004 18:19:12)

Just ask your host to set it up so that your site can be accessed either way.

Advantages? Hmmm... I have never had a website that COULD NOT be accessed with the domain alone. I think most internet savvy people no longer use the prefixes when directly typing a domain name.



Giomanach -> RE: no "WWW" in address??? (5/5/2004 8:12:41)

Summer - You're partially right[;)]

TJ:

http://www.domain.com & http://domain.com can be the same site or different sites. It all depends on the host, and how they have the DNS (Dynamic Name System [I think]) name resolution set up. All you do is ask the host you are hosted with the remove the 3 wobbleyous from the start of the address. You can also have both redirect to on IP address.

Plus if you're a lazy web browser like me, when I come here, I don't bother with the http:yadayadablahblah, I just type in frontpagewebmaster and then hit control and enter, it automatically puts the http stuff in for you, so some users will not see the benefit of removing the www. Plus my site http://www.giomanach.com can be access with or without the www.

HTH

Dan



tjpitches -> RE: no "WWW" in address??? (5/5/2004 14:16:29)

ah, that makes sense.
i'll check my site and look into it with the host.
thanks summer and dan!
tj



Mojo -> RE: no "WWW" in address??? (5/5/2004 14:44:04)

DNS = Domain Name System

TJ,

www.example.com is a sub-domain of example.com. Most hosts will have added both by default, although it is possible to point them to 2 different locations - but a bit unwise due to marketing/branding concerns.

Joe



BobbyDouglas -> RE: no "WWW" in address??? (5/5/2004 14:47:00)

If it's an apache server, they'd just need the following in the virtualhost directive for their site:
ServerAlias: www.domain.com domain.com

The www symbolic link is just there for people to use if they're used to putting things into that directory. It's humerous how many websites can't be accessed without the www. Especially those that advertise without the www. in the address.



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