>> I'd like to have domain.com automatically redirect to www.domain.com.

Assuming you own both domains then this should be done in the DNS not the
web server or CF.  The A record of both domains should point to the same IP
number which is one website.

>> Should I be doing this type of redirect in IIS 6 instead of CF?

If you don't care what is displayed in the browser address field,
domain1.com or domain2.com, then you can set the website to have multiple
identities in the IP address field "advanced Tab" so the website responds to
either domain.   If you actually want someone who types domain1.com into
their browser address field to then have their browser change to domain2.com
then you will need to do a redirect and the best way is to set it up in IIS
not in CF because then the web server will perform the redirect before a
page is processed.

>> Are the any search engine related "penalties" to doing any of these
redirects?

YES. Search engines do not like redirects and as someone else said they are
"bait and switch" behavior.  Each search engine will handle 301 or 302
redirects differently with different penalties based on that particular
search engine.



Dennis Powers
UXB Internet - A Website Design & Hosting Company
P.O. Box 6028
Wolcott, CT 06716
203-879-2844
http://www.uxbinternet.com





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