If you type ww. instead of www., why can't browsers figure it out?

[Pale Blue Dot]

Is there ever a time that ww. corresponds to something? For that matter, why do we have to type www. at all?

This is important. My vacation is almost over and I'm running out of ways to waste time. Please help!

[csziggy]

1. If the website is properly hosted, you don't need www

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. My dear Finnfan!

Because browsers are like any computer component!

They are idiots!

They have to be told exactly what to do... :shrug:


:hi:

[DarkTirade]

3. Because programmers are lazy?

:P

[SarahB]

4. I think someone has too much time on his hands.

I can promise you that this will not matter at all to you next Saturday night. ;)

[mainegreen]

5. Sure ww could correspond to something.

I could have w.somedomain.com, ww.somedomain.com and the 'normal' www.somedomain.com.

[A-Long-Little-Doggie]

6. Use Firefox...

No W's needed!

[ghostsofgiants]

8. Actually that's true for all web browsers.

[Ellen Forradalom]

7. If the webmaster enabled mod_rewrite on the server side

and wrote a proper rule, it could.

[Jamastiene]

9. I vvouldn't knovv. I got my keyboard on special

from the VVhite Hose after the Clinton administration "customized" them back in 2000.

































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