Re: [cobalt-users] subdomains and nameserver

[Jeff Lasman <jblists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Florian Effenberger wrote:

> Am I right that I have to add a virtual site with the hostname 'www'
> and the domain name 'webdesign.uhoo.de'? And that I have to add
> 'www.webdesign.uhoo.de -> A Record -> IP Address of Virtual Site' and
> 'webdesign.uhoo.de -> A Record -> IP Address of Virtual Site' to the
> nameserver? I did this.
> 
> When I open http://www.webdesign.uhoo.de, it works. However, when I
> open http://webdesign.uhoo.de (without 'www'), I am being redirected
> to http:://www.webdesign.uhoo.de (with 'www').

Isn't that what you want?  Didn't you just write that you set up a
virtual site at hostname "www" and domain name "webdesign.uhoo.de"?

If you do that, that's what you get.  It works for either
"http://webdesign.uhoo.de/"; or for "http://www.webdesign.uhoo.de/";.

> At the moment, I 'solved' the problem by adding a virtual site with
> the hostname 'webdesign' and the domain name 'uhoo.de'

With a site with hostname "webdesign" and a domain name "uhoo.de", you'd
get what you want when your users type in "http://webdesign.uhoo.de";. 
What do they then get when they type in "http://www.webdesign.uhoo.de/";
(as many of them will)?  What do you want them to get?

> and by turning
> off e-mail and web access (I had to do this because otherwise the RaQ
> wouödn't let be create the site).

That's because you've already got a site set for receiving mail and
hosting websites for "uhoo.de".  As it should be.

> What can I do? Any help is greatly appreciated as I am a completely
> newbie :-)

So I guess my question is WHAT DO YOU WANT?

The behavior you report as incorrect seems to be what you want, the way
I look at your question.

Jeff
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