Is "www" desirable in web site URL?

Fri Sep 13 09:55:05 EDT 1996

> 
> I'm not so sure you can always leave off "www" in the URL when
> you're using Netscape. (I'm on 3.0 for Windows 3.1).
> 
> My university's home page is www.albany.edu. When I just point
> the browser to "albany.edu," I get to a forwarding page set up
> last year, pointing to the new university home page. I need to
> type "www.albany.edu" to get to the current page.

An admittedly very cursory look at Netscape's documentation doesn't find
any support for leaving off the www. (or even the http:// for that matter).
 It's a good rule of thumb for any company, but especially with Netscape's
track record--if it ain't documented, don't rely on it.  (Remember <!--
Comments> and multiple <BODY> tags?)

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