RE: FN-FORUM Go to www

date posted 30th January 2001 13:04

> -----Original Message-----
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> [EMAIL REMOVED] Behalf Of David Nye
> Sent: 30 January 2001 12:39
> To: Freelancers General Forum
> Subject: FN-FORUM Go to www
>
>
> Are there any issues regarding the use of the www. prefix in site entry
> points?
>
> I always ensure that my domains work with or without, and generally
> publicise, and link to, the shorter version. Are there any circumstances
> when this could cause problems?
>
> Historically the prefix obviously meant something, but these days it seems
> redundant, so why is it still so widely used? Is it just a
> performance issue
> (saves one read on a name server perhaps)?

That shouldn't make any difference, the www. host is normally an A record
rather than a CNAME although whether this is 'standard' or not I couldn't
say.


Cheers,

Alex.