Stephen Harris wrote: > On Sat, Jul 30, 2011 at 01:45:15PM -0400, Robert Heller wrote: > >> At Sat, 30 Jul 2011 12:55:33 -0400 CentOS mailing list <centos at centos.org> wrote: >> >>> I am having a debate with one of my clients where I administer their >>> domain and storage server but the website is hosted by godaddy. >>> > > >>> Again, the standard practice in the industry is for name.org and >>> www.name.org to be "tied" together. The primary domain is mydomain.org and you >>> > > >>> Anyone out there that can shed some light on this? >>> Do most domains keep the Top Level Domain (TLD) the same as the www.TLD? >>> > > >> Some do, some don't. Some have a redirect from TLD to www.TLD, some >> > > This is the correct answer; "some do, some don't". It's perfectly possible > to have the domain and www.domain A records point to different places, or > to have them point to the same place. > > HOWEVER: It's the _client_ who is requesting this. They want both domains > to go to the same web site. If you're not using the domain A record for > anything else, then just do it. If you're using the A record for other > reasons then perhaps put up a redirect or explain to the client the > consequences of changing the A record. > > Basically, with no good reason not to, don't argue with the client :-) > Only argue if you have a good reason! > > Thanks for all your comments - I hear the consensus is no technical reason to have them the same, but probably safest for the great unwashed using the internet to have them go to the same site. We'll see if we can make is happen without any trauma. -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: rkampen.vcf Type: text/x-vcard Size: 322 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20110730/33ce8810/attachment-0005.vcf>