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Old May 17th, 2006, 10:17 AM   #30
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I didn't say it's not possible. What I said is that not all internet addresses are World Wide Web addresses. That's pretty clear, huh? The 'www' prefix was initially used to informally distinguish between a web server, gopher server, ftp server, mail server, etc., but there is nothing that requires "www" as an address component for the http protocol. Most webmasters will make sure their server responds with or without the www, but it's not a given. It's up to the webmaster and whoever handles the DNS for him.
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