RE: FN-FORUM go to www

date posted 30th January 2001 18:18

At 17:50 30/01/01 , you wrote:
>I am still unclear whether it is inadvisable to use the URL format
>http://domain.com as shorthand, specifically for http://www.domain.com, in
>links, assuming that the host supports it.


No, it is not advisable. Unless the site has specifically stated otherwise,
http://domain.com is no more likely to work than
http://thiswillneverwork.domain.com
- it is entirely a policy decision by the company concerned as to whether the
shorter version is enabled.





>If the domain is moved onto multiple machines, can the shorthand always be
>configured to refer to the primary www server? If so, then surely the IP
>address changing scenario is not actually an issue, provided the shorthand
>has not also been used for FTP, mail, etc?

Not quite sure I understand this question :-)
The shorthand can point at any machine you want it to. You can also
run FTP, mail, web, etc on the same address - for example, you can do:

http://www.cjx.com/
ftp://www.cjx.com


You can also do:

http://cjx.com/
ftp://cjx.com

Both of which point to the same linux box, (whose real name is
oak.cjx.com), although the shorter
form is locally pointed to a different directory on the hard disk.