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Default Re: WWW vs No WWW in URL

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Originally Posted by orokusaki View Post
You should have the 'www' CNAME point to @ in your hosting account. www is merely a sub-domain.
Technically, the "www" prefix is a service, used to identify the specific hostname whose service(s) is(are) being requested; another common one is ftp. Note that these are de facto conventions.

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Originally Posted by orokusaki View Post
If you really want to be a pimp, have 'www' redirect to your site root instead, so nobody ever bookmarks your site as 'www'.
This actually depends on how the Bookmark/Favorite is created.
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