In message <00f301c3972c$bf320f30$f603020a@RPBHP>, "Ray Bellis" writes:
Has it occurred to anyone else that the side effects of Verisign's wildcard record might have been very much reduced if the wildcard had only worked if the address being resolved actually started 'www.' ?
Not that I ever want to see Verisign's abomination resurrected, of course...
From the "Technical Adviser" column in today's Wall Street Journal:
So, what kind of tips do the tipsters give you? Here's a typical one: Before you type in a Web address in your browser, in nearly all cases you don't need the "www " part; you'll be taken where you want to go without it. In other words, "microsoft.com" is the same as "www.microsoft.com." --Steve Bellovin, http://www.research.att.com/~smb