[X4U] How big is a DVD really? -> www-prefix

[Stroller]

On 22 Nov 2006, at 21:41, B. Kuestner wrote:
> ...
> I then added that in fact we're stuck with a suboptimal  
> abbreviation, when technically no servername is needed at all.  
> Implying that wouldn't it be even nicer we went from "www.ibm.com"  
> to "web.ibm.com" to "ibm.com" But again the course of history has  
> decided, so that now both users and site admins treat the www- 
> thingy like a must.

It's a sub-optimal naming "convention", I would say.

IMO the best way to combat this is to have your business cards  
printed not www.mydomain.com but instead http://mydomain.com.

Having www.mydomain.com could be an invitation to telnet, ftp or  
gopher to the host www - it is not explicit that the http protocol in  
intended.

Stroller.