Why do some sites require www and others don't

[Syringer]

 

[spidey07]

some sites have dns records for domain.com and will accept html requests without the www.

 

[geno]

it's all in how they set up their DNS records, sometimes it doesn't automatically redirect you unless you put the www. subdomain in.

 

[Transition]

Software error:
Can't locate Image/Magick.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /usr/lib/perl5/5.6.1/i686-linux /usr/lib/perl5/5.6.1 /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.1/i686-linux /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.1 /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.0 /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl . /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.1) at plugins/jpeg_jpg.pm line 4.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at plugins/jpeg_jpg.pm line 4.

For help, please send mail to the webmaster (webmaster@fox302.com), giving this error message and the time and date of the error. Content-type: text/html

Software error:
[Sun Sep 7 15:43:07 2003] index.pl: Can't locate Image/Magick.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /usr/lib/perl5/5.6.1/i686-linux /usr/lib/perl5/5.6.1 /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.1/i686-linux /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.1 /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.0 /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl . /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.1) at plugins/jpeg_jpg.pm line 4.
[Sun Sep 7 15:43:07 2003] index.pl: BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at plugins/jpeg_jpg.pm line 4.
Compilation failed in require at index.pl line 704.

For help, please send mail to the webmaster (webmaster@fox302.com), giving this error message and the time and date of the error.