RE: FN-FORUM go to www

date posted 31st January 2001 15:26

Unless the site has specifically stated otherwise

I am talking about sites for which I arrange hosting on shared servers where
http://domain.com is supported, so I assume this does not apply?

So in summary, given the following provisos, is it ok to use
http://domain.com form?

1. http://www.domain.com also works.
2. Usability has been considered and agreed with all concerned.
3. Every "service" other than "www" is assigned a proper prefix (e.g.
ftp.domain.com and mail.domain.com) to allow for multiple servers in future.
4. It is guaranteed to be supported and specified for the life of the site.

> 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.

David Nye
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