> <sigh>
> now this is too strange. I was under the impression that when you got a web
> address missing the www part that someone was just trying to tell you that
> this was an obvious aspect and need not be included in the address.
> however, i learn today that some sites begin with hptp://, and then skip the
> www. how do you reach such sites with something like lynx that seems to
> assume the www?
Actually,
the www found in most domain (server) names is actually simply an
official convention that most sysadmins use to identify the web server in
their domain (like they have ftp. members. as prefixes for other servers
depending on the services they offer. Most of the time a name like
www.something.com is actually an alias to something.com and can be, in that
case only, ommited.
So, as a general rule, if it says www.something_else.com your write
www.something_else.com as a server name to be sure. Now, the http:// is the
part that can be ommited since it serves only as an identifier of the
protocol used (http:// for the web, ftp:// for file transfers telnet:// for
telnet remote access... ). Since Netscape and lynx are web browsers, http://
is assumed as default if no protocol is specified. If no web server answers a
query, they will then try an ftp (ftp://) connection.
Hope this helps,
Mathieu
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