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Can someone tell me why if I type in opentable.com into my browser it says the website can't be found, but if I google it, and click on the Open Table

Posted by pmb (aka pmb) Jan 19 '16, 09:00

link, it goes to opentable.com and opens?

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what happens when you type www.opentable.com ? -- nm - decline Jan 19, 09:04 7
- That works. Why? I don't have to type in www for any other websites. -- nm* - pmb Jan 19, 09:04 6
  - it's a problem with how opentable set up their domain -- nm - decline Jan 19, 09:09
  - "www" is the hostname. Some sites configure just the domain name to also be a hostname. Some sites don't, and are stupid. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 19, 09:08 4
    - Interesting. That's really stupid for a pretty popular website. -- nm - pmb Jan 19, 09:10 1
      - Part of the problem is that standard DNS allows you to do things with hostnames like www that aren't easy to do with just the domain name. - Beryllium Jan 19, 09:14
    - I just set up our @ record today. :) -- nm - oblique Jan 19, 09:09 1
      - Welcome to the Internet! -- nm - decline Jan 19, 09:13

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