And for an example of what happens when the webmaster gets careless about
this, look at:
http://www.ent.msu.edu/
and
http://ent.msu.edu/
and
http://opm.msu.edu/
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brian Hoort [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 10:20 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [MSUNAG] www. required on URLs?
>
> I remember a time in the early nineties when "www." was
> practically required
> on all URLs. E.g. http://www.msu.edu, not http://msu.edu.
> These days
> sites almost universally work with or without it. I notice
> that the MSU home page works both ways, as does my college
> and department sites, and all corporate sites I can think of.
> Interestingly the MSU Library still requires this.
> http://lib.msu.edu does not work.
>
> In general, what is the feeling out there on this? From a
> usability standpoint, do you think this is just webmaster
> preference, or is this considered "broken" these days?
>
> Brian Hoort
> Computer Service
> Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics Michigan State University
> 517-355-4701
> Email: [log in to unmask]
> Skype: brian_hoort
>
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