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A question about the internets, calling all CMPT people

randomuser
edited July 2008 in General
I just have a question. How come when I go to sfu.ca I HAVE to enter www. as opposed to when I go to ubc.ca I can just type in ubc.ca. Does it have something to do with secure server or am I way off base, I'm just curious.

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  • NukeChem
    edited July 2008
    It's just the way their webserver or DNS resolution is set up. Not really anything to do with secure servers per se, near as I can tell.
  • primexx
    edited July 2008
    it's totally arbitrary and stupid on SFU's part. Not the only (or most significant) thing that SFU fails at.

    The www is depreciated an we're all better off not using it.
    http://no-www.org/ (scroll to very bottom)
  • randomuser
    edited July 2008
    i dont think http://sfu.ca works either, just www.sfu.ca
    i wonder who the webmaster is for SFU, i dont think it helps in prospective students when your site wont load

    but then again anyone who cant figure out how to get to a website maybe shouldnt be a student

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