Re: [cobalt-users] main site URL without www

["Edward Bishop" <eddie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> > For the main site on the server, how does one make URLs both with and
> > without the www bit work? 
> 
> Forget about DNS for the moment.  Click on the wrench for your main site
> and then on "Site Settings".  On my RaQ3 the checkbox says "Web Access
> by Domain", on any other RaQ it might be slightly different.
> 
> If it's checked, then your main site will work for both domain.com and
> for host.domain.com, where host may or may not be "www".  If it's NOT
> checked, then your main site will only work for host.domain.com.
> 
> Once you've made the above changes, then make sure you have an A record
> for both domain.com, and for host.domain.com (again, where "host" may or
> may not be "www"), if you've checked that box, and only one A record,
> for domain.com, if you didn't.

Jeff Lasman

put an A record in dns from domain.com -> ip.ip.ip.ip
and either another A for www -> ip.ip.ip.ip
.. or a CNAME for www -> domain.com

Ryan Cashin

That works. It's obvious when you are told! Thanks Jeff and Ryan.

Eddie