Www - Not Needed?

brett

Sep 19 2004, 07:03 PM

I've had a hard time trying to find info on this through search engines...just try google or ixquick and you'll see what I mean.

I'd like to know how some addresses do not require the www prefix, such as xrs.net. I once heard that as long as you have been to the website before, with typing the w's, it will automatically add them for you, but xrs.net doesn't require them at all.

Any help would be good, thanks...

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Bash

Sep 19 2004, 08:32 PM

...most websites are like that

i think trap17 is like that too, just type in trap17.com (http://trap17.com) and it works...

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serverph

Sep 19 2004, 09:40 PM

www is not a required prefix now that the internet is a prevalent part of
modern life.

just typing a site URL without the www prefixed will
yield the same results as typing the www prefix with it. it's just that
browsers have some settings which automatically prefixes the www,
especially for TLDs (top-level-domains) or when the "http://" is not
found in your typed URL in the address bar. you shouldn't worry
about the www prefix, as you'll reach the site you want to access
with or without it.

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NuHoaXuLa

Sep 20 2004, 10:52 AM

www is short of "world wide web" !
If a site not register top-dsn as type co.kr, co.jp , co.uk ,com.vn ,.... you must use prefix for them !
A site can not need use prefix if it have a system manage perform ! Usually , almost site today is not need use them !

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brett

Sep 21 2004, 07:07 PM

hmm, I wasn't really talking about if you had to add it or not...maybe I explained it badly.

just say i go to google as http://google.com, the remote host ends up being http://www.google.com.

whereas if I go to http://xrs.net, it still stays as xrs.net, without adding the w's automatically or anything.

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Spectre

Sep 26 2004, 05:46 PM

Google automatically adds the 'www' prefix onto the URL. It has nothing to do with whether or not it is required, and is only done because Google checks to see where you are from (via IP), and then redirects you to a country-specific web page if possible.

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rowita

Oct 11 2004, 12:32 PM

QUOTE (brett @ Sep 22 2004, 12:37 AM)

hmm, I wasn't really talking about if you had to add it or not...maybe I explained it badly.

just say i go to google as http://google.com, the remote host ends up being http://www.google.com.

whereas if I go to http://xrs.net, it still stays as xrs.net, without adding the w's automatically or anything.

This can be set at your domain control panel.
If your domain is using default name servers and not your host name servers, then you can define subdomains and you should define IP address of your host for www.domain.com
in enom domain it is:

Hostname = @
Address = IP address of the host
Record Type =Address

Then http://domain.com is accessible the way it is.
Maybe it can be done in the host control panel , I don't know.

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xc3ll

Oct 11 2004, 09:39 PM

it depends on ur dns server, u usually dont need the www tho, unless its not in the dns server, thats why popular sites dont need the www and most obscure ones do.....

btw, if u dont know what dns server means, dns=domain name server

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LUEtopia

Oct 12 2004, 07:45 PM

I never enter WWW anymore. It's useless.

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2091

Oct 13 2004, 06:01 PM

hi there!
the "www" is in the most of times useless. all mozilla browsers will regonize it automaticaly. but, if u have a ".com" adress type it without "www." and ".com", just hit "strg+return"...

u can also write an "@" before the address. most mozillabrowsers can handle this.

but it seems to me it is better to let the "www" go cuz there are servers witch will only accept http:// like http://neworder.box.sk

mfg

maxx

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