WWW or not: website difference?

Typing a website address with or without “www” usually makes no difference, but excluding it may prevent the browser from finding the site. DNS records can be modified to include a mapped alias. The quick answer to this question is that there is no difference between the two addresses for most modern domains. For example, […]

Must I include HTTP and WWW in my browser’s address field?

Web browsers don’t need “http://” and the use of “www.” depends on the DNS record. DNS maps website names to IP addresses, allowing communication between computers. Some DNS records include an alias for the “www.” prefix. DNS records can be modified to capture all traffic. Current versions of popular web browsers do not require http:// […]

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