Comments on: No More “www” http://danielmiessler.com/blog/no-more-www grep understanding Fri, 25 May 2012 02:15:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: DGM http://danielmiessler.com/blog/no-more-www/comment-page-1#comment-102796 DGM Mon, 10 Dec 2007 12:57:44 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blogarchive/its-time-to-drop-the-www-2#comment-102796 <p>What about sites where the web server is offsite from the email server and other services?</p> <p>From a DNS management standpoint, it's easier to keep the www as an alias, because migrating services is much, much easier.</p> What about sites where the web server is offsite from the email server and other services?

From a DNS management standpoint, it’s easier to keep the www as an alias, because migrating services is much, much easier.

]]> By: DGM http://danielmiessler.com/blog/no-more-www/comment-page-1#comment-250218 DGM Mon, 10 Dec 2007 12:57:00 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blogarchive/its-time-to-drop-the-www-2#comment-250218 <p>What about sites where the web server is offsite from the email server and other services?</p> <p>From a DNS management standpoint, it's easier to keep the www as an alias, because migrating services is much, much easier.</p> What about sites where the web server is offsite from the email server and other services?

From a DNS management standpoint, it’s easier to keep the www as an alias, because migrating services is much, much easier.

]]> By: baadbitty http://danielmiessler.com/blog/no-more-www/comment-page-1#comment-102652 baadbitty Sun, 09 Dec 2007 23:37:00 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blogarchive/its-time-to-drop-the-www-2#comment-102652 <p>in sweden they say V V V</p> in sweden they say V V V

]]> By: baadbitty http://danielmiessler.com/blog/no-more-www/comment-page-1#comment-250217 baadbitty Sun, 09 Dec 2007 23:37:00 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blogarchive/its-time-to-drop-the-www-2#comment-250217 <p>in sweden they say V V V</p> in sweden they say V V V

]]> By: Solar Boy http://danielmiessler.com/blog/no-more-www/comment-page-1#comment-100909 Solar Boy Mon, 03 Dec 2007 13:34:37 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blogarchive/its-time-to-drop-the-www-2#comment-100909 <p>Ask those bunch of guys at Microsoft to do the same thing Apache can. I'm sorry, thats impossible....</p> Ask those bunch of guys at Microsoft to do the same thing Apache can. I’m sorry, thats impossible….

]]> By: Solar Boy http://danielmiessler.com/blog/no-more-www/comment-page-1#comment-250216 Solar Boy Mon, 03 Dec 2007 13:34:00 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blogarchive/its-time-to-drop-the-www-2#comment-250216 <p>Ask those bunch of guys at Microsoft to do the same thing Apache can. I'm sorry, thats impossible....</p> Ask those bunch of guys at Microsoft to do the same thing Apache can. I’m sorry, thats impossible….

]]> By: Daniel Miessler http://danielmiessler.com/blog/no-more-www/comment-page-1#comment-100789 Daniel Miessler Sun, 02 Dec 2007 16:13:50 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blogarchive/its-time-to-drop-the-www-2#comment-100789 <p>That's what the hostnames are for. Again, as I say in the article, this isn't about getting rid of hostnames. It's about defaulting to the web content for the root of the domain.</p> That’s what the hostnames are for. Again, as I say in the article, this isn’t about getting rid of hostnames. It’s about defaulting to the web content for the root of the domain.

]]> By: Daniel Miessler http://danielmiessler.com/blog/no-more-www/comment-page-1#comment-250215 Daniel Miessler Sun, 02 Dec 2007 16:13:00 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blogarchive/its-time-to-drop-the-www-2#comment-250215 <p>That's what the hostnames are for. Again, as I say in the article, this isn't about getting rid of hostnames. It's about defaulting to the web content for the root of the domain.</p> That’s what the hostnames are for. Again, as I say in the article, this isn’t about getting rid of hostnames. It’s about defaulting to the web content for the root of the domain.

]]> By: Sal B http://danielmiessler.com/blog/no-more-www/comment-page-1#comment-100705 Sal B Sun, 02 Dec 2007 04:59:51 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blogarchive/its-time-to-drop-the-www-2#comment-100705 <p>Man, I remember sitting and watching TV about 5-7 years ago and the lady on MTV who was promoting some website said: "H tee tee pee, dubya, dubya, dubya dot _____ dot com". i agree with you though. Put this one up there with getting rid of comic sans!</p> Man, I remember sitting and watching TV about 5-7 years ago and the lady on MTV who was promoting some website said: “H tee tee pee, dubya, dubya, dubya dot _____ dot com”. i agree with you though. Put this one up there with getting rid of comic sans!

]]> By: Sal B http://danielmiessler.com/blog/no-more-www/comment-page-1#comment-250214 Sal B Sun, 02 Dec 2007 04:59:00 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blogarchive/its-time-to-drop-the-www-2#comment-250214 <p>Man, I remember sitting and watching TV about 5-7 years ago and the lady on MTV who was promoting some website said: "H tee tee pee, dubya, dubya, dubya dot _____ dot com". i agree with you though. Put this one up there with getting rid of comic sans!</p> Man, I remember sitting and watching TV about 5-7 years ago and the lady on MTV who was promoting some website said: “H tee tee pee, dubya, dubya, dubya dot _____ dot com”. i agree with you though. Put this one up there with getting rid of comic sans!

]]> By: Andrew Wells http://danielmiessler.com/blog/no-more-www/comment-page-1#comment-100694 Andrew Wells Sun, 02 Dec 2007 03:43:48 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blogarchive/its-time-to-drop-the-www-2#comment-100694 <p>What happens when different services are on different servers? Not all sites are small enough to host the www, db, and mail. If you have one server do a different service, you need separate domains (or prefixes).</p> What happens when different services are on different servers? Not all sites are small enough to host the www, db, and mail. If you have one server do a different service, you need separate domains (or prefixes).

]]> By: Andrew Wells http://danielmiessler.com/blog/no-more-www/comment-page-1#comment-250213 Andrew Wells Sun, 02 Dec 2007 03:43:00 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blogarchive/its-time-to-drop-the-www-2#comment-250213 <p>What happens when different services are on different servers? Not all sites are small enough to host the www, db, and mail. If you have one server do a different service, you need separate domains (or prefixes).</p> What happens when different services are on different servers? Not all sites are small enough to host the www, db, and mail. If you have one server do a different service, you need separate domains (or prefixes).

]]> By: Andreas http://danielmiessler.com/blog/no-more-www/comment-page-1#comment-100614 Andreas Sat, 01 Dec 2007 21:58:19 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blogarchive/its-time-to-drop-the-www-2#comment-100614 <p>WTF ? Just use a good webserver like apache and not an M$ wich can't rewrite. Apache can rewrite the url's. Hit the domain without www and rewite all to www or the other way if u like it more (www.domain rewrite to domain...) So u can reach the webiste with or without www..... I like the www and rewrite my urls to www.my-domain</p> WTF ? Just use a good webserver like apache and not an M$ wich can’t rewrite. Apache can rewrite the url’s. Hit the domain without www and rewite all to www or the other way if u like it more (www.domain rewrite to domain…) So u can reach the webiste with or without http://www….. I like the www and rewrite my urls to http://www.my-domain

]]> By: Andreas http://danielmiessler.com/blog/no-more-www/comment-page-1#comment-250212 Andreas Sat, 01 Dec 2007 21:58:00 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blogarchive/its-time-to-drop-the-www-2#comment-250212 <p>WTF ? Just use a good webserver like apache and not an M$ wich can't rewrite. Apache can rewrite the url's. Hit the domain without www and rewite all to www or the other way if u like it more (www.domain rewrite to domain...) So u can reach the webiste with or without www..... I like the www and rewrite my urls to www.my-domain</p> WTF ? Just use a good webserver like apache and not an M$ wich can’t rewrite. Apache can rewrite the url’s. Hit the domain without www and rewite all to www or the other way if u like it more (www.domain rewrite to domain…) So u can reach the webiste with or without http://www….. I like the www and rewrite my urls to http://www.my-domain

]]> By: Freexe http://danielmiessler.com/blog/no-more-www/comment-page-1#comment-99128 Freexe Tue, 27 Nov 2007 12:20:50 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blogarchive/its-time-to-drop-the-www-2#comment-99128 <p>It's a shame that so many sites still don't support not using www. like my bank (halifax http://halifax-online.co.uk/)</p> It’s a shame that so many sites still don’t support not using www. like my bank (halifax http://halifax-online.co.uk/)

]]> By: Freexe http://danielmiessler.com/blog/no-more-www/comment-page-1#comment-250211 Freexe Tue, 27 Nov 2007 12:20:00 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blogarchive/its-time-to-drop-the-www-2#comment-250211 <p>It's a shame that so many sites still don't support not using www. like my bank (halifax http://halifax-online.co.uk/)</p> It’s a shame that so many sites still don’t support not using www. like my bank (halifax http://halifax-online.co.uk/)

]]> By: Ugly American http://danielmiessler.com/blog/no-more-www/comment-page-1#comment-99071 Ugly American Tue, 27 Nov 2007 09:03:45 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blogarchive/its-time-to-drop-the-www-2#comment-99071 <p>Traffic for non-trivial sites is already remapped by protocol/port anyway and has been for years. When you hit sun.com on port 80 you get one bank of servers and on port 21 you get another.</p> <p>In short, prefixes are only needed if you have an idiot admin.</p> <p>Printing and typing them are a waste of resources.</p> <p>Speaking them is a waste of time.</p> Traffic for non-trivial sites is already remapped by protocol/port anyway and has been for years. When you hit sun.com on port 80 you get one bank of servers and on port 21 you get another.

In short, prefixes are only needed if you have an idiot admin.

Printing and typing them are a waste of resources.

Speaking them is a waste of time.

]]> By: Ugly American http://danielmiessler.com/blog/no-more-www/comment-page-1#comment-250210 Ugly American Tue, 27 Nov 2007 09:03:00 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blogarchive/its-time-to-drop-the-www-2#comment-250210 <p>Traffic for non-trivial sites is already remapped by protocol/port anyway and has been for years. When you hit sun.com on port 80 you get one bank of servers and on port 21 you get another.</p> <p>In short, prefixes are only needed if you have an idiot admin.</p> <p>Printing and typing them are a waste of resources.</p> <p>Speaking them is a waste of time.</p> Traffic for non-trivial sites is already remapped by protocol/port anyway and has been for years. When you hit sun.com on port 80 you get one bank of servers and on port 21 you get another.

In short, prefixes are only needed if you have an idiot admin.

Printing and typing them are a waste of resources.

Speaking them is a waste of time.

]]> By: Cyrious Garnetski http://danielmiessler.com/blog/no-more-www/comment-page-1#comment-98935 Cyrious Garnetski Mon, 26 Nov 2007 23:03:49 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blogarchive/its-time-to-drop-the-www-2#comment-98935 <p>Lets drop the ftp too. And the home. And domain names. Isn't typing 192.168.1.1 a lot easier than typing a long domain name?</p> Lets drop the ftp too. And the home. And domain names. Isn’t typing 192.168.1.1 a lot easier than typing a long domain name?

]]> By: Cyrious Garnetski http://danielmiessler.com/blog/no-more-www/comment-page-1#comment-250209 Cyrious Garnetski Mon, 26 Nov 2007 23:03:00 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blogarchive/its-time-to-drop-the-www-2#comment-250209 <p>Lets drop the ftp too. And the home. And domain names. Isn't typing 192.168.1.1 a lot easier than typing a long domain name?</p> Lets drop the ftp too. And the home. And domain names. Isn’t typing 192.168.1.1 a lot easier than typing a long domain name?

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