 | | From: | Dean | | Subject: | World Wide Web + Number | | Date: | Sun, 23 Jan 2005 08:55:03 +0800 |
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 | Sorry of this has been discussed, debated and despatched but over the past
few days I've noticed some websites now have an address which use a digit
after 'www'. For example, Jaycar Electronics now uses www1.jaycar.com.au. Is
this just a way of extending the number of possible web addresses ? Or is it
proof that man never really went to the moon ?
Dean
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| | From: | Fred Ferd | | Subject: | Re: World Wide Web + Number | | Date: | Sun, 23 Jan 2005 02:29:37 GMT |
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"Dean" wrote in message
news:41f2f6c4$1@quokka.wn.com.au...
> Sorry of this has been discussed, debated and despatched but over the past
> few days I've noticed some websites now have an address which use a digit
> after 'www'. For example, Jaycar Electronics now uses www1.jaycar.com.au.
Well they dont use it as their front entrance.
www.jaycar.com.au points to one IP addresss
What do they do when they want to have a web server on a different address
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>? Is this just a way of extending the number of possible web addresses ?
Well they could use thisisthe2ndwebserver.jaycar.com.au
AS long as you use http://, or use it in a context where http is assumed (eg
in web browsers), then
it works as http.
In fact, the use of the "www" is just a common convention and not a rule.
Also ftp servers dont have to be ftp.domain.tld , they can be
'thiscomputersucks.jaycar.com.au' or any such.
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| | From: | Dean | | Subject: | Re: World Wide Web + Number | | Date: | Sun, 23 Jan 2005 11:19:31 +0800 |
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"Fred Ferd" >
> Well they dont use it as their front entrance.
> www.jaycar.com.au points to one IP addresss
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> What do they do when they want to have a web server on a different address
> ?
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>>? Is this just a way of extending the number of possible web addresses ?
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> Well they could use thisisthe2ndwebserver.jaycar.com.au
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> AS long as you use http://, or use it in a context where http is assumed
> (eg in web browsers), then
> it works as http.
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> In fact, the use of the "www" is just a common convention and not a rule.
> Also ftp servers dont have to be ftp.domain.tld , they can be
> 'thiscomputersucks.jaycar.com.au' or any such.
Interesting Fred. I seem to remember using a few websites where they didn't
bother with 'www' now that you mention it.
Thanks,
Dean.
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| | From: | Aussie Bomber | | Subject: | Re: World Wide Web + Number | | Date: | Mon, 24 Jan 2005 11:23:05 +1100 |
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| On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 11:19:31 +0800, "Dean"
wrote:
>Interesting Fred. I seem to remember using a few websites where they didn't
>bother with 'www' now that you mention it.
Defined here:-
http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/W/WWW1.html
--
The Aussie Bomber
Carn The Dons!!
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| | From: | Fred Ferd | | Subject: | Re: World Wide Web + Number | | Date: | Sun, 23 Jan 2005 07:56:03 GMT |
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> Interesting Fred. I seem to remember using a few websites where they
> didn't bother with 'www' now that you mention it.
that too.
eg jaycar.com.au might point at their website.
the www is just a reminder that its going to be a http protocol.
But thats redundant.
If you wanted to leach from someone's ftp server, wouldnt you just type
ftp://someone.tld ?? why bother with ftp://ftp.someone.tld , where theres
repeated information...
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> Thanks,
> Dean.
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