Subdomain Me - add www with an A record • Hacker News Board

It is really not a good idea to let your naked record go to a 3rd party. If you need your root to be an A name, go with a DNS provider that will do URL redirects. If you trust them with DNS resolution of your domain you can trust them to not go crazy with your root record.

EDIT: If you are looking for a host that will do this, http://NameCheap.com is how I do it but I understand GoDaddy and Hover does it too. Seriously... go with a reputable registrar that has these simple features it will pay off in the end.

Re: Subdomain Me - add www with an A record

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Post by falseflags » Tue, Jan 04, 2011, 10:29 PM UTC

This is pretty much the greatest setup for a mass-lemonpartying known to man.

Re: Subdomain Me - add www with an A record

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Post by bradleyjoyce » Tue, Jan 04, 2011, 10:34 PM UTC

achew22 wrote: post #4

It is really not a good idea to let your naked record go to a 3rd party. If you need your root to be an A name, go with a DNS provider that will do URL redirects. If you trust them with DNS resolution of your domain you can trust them to not go crazy with your root record. EDIT: If you are looking for a host that will do this, http://NameCheap.com is how I do it but I understand GoDaddy and Hover does it too. Serious…

when I saw someone retweet about this service in my stream it was a bit confusing... can't really see the purpose myself, when you, as you mention, you can handle this within the confines of your own registrar.

I'm curious as to why the developer felt the need to make this.

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Post by amoore » Tue, Jan 04, 2011, 10:46 PM UTC

vinhboy wrote: post #3

If you have Godaddy, they allow you to forward your domain to www for free. I do that with my GAE apps.

Thanks, I didn't realize that. I've been using godaddy for eons and have looked for this feature on their confusing site before. I'll look again.

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Post by vinhboy » Tue, Jan 04, 2011, 10:53 PM UTC

amoore wrote: post #7

vinhboy wrote: post #3

If you have Godaddy, they allow you to forward your domain to www for free. I do that with my GAE apps.

Thanks, I didn't realize that. I've been using godaddy for eons and have looked for this feature on their confusing site before. I'll look again.

I thought their last UI was bad, but their latest UI, with all the spinning and zooming boxes, is even worse.

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Post by twir » Tue, Jan 04, 2011, 11:06 PM UTC

Forgive my ignorance, but when is this useful?

Don't most self-respecting DNS providers allow you to do this?

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Post by TomasSedovic » Tue, Jan 04, 2011, 11:10 PM UTC

upinsmoke wrote: post #2

Works with Google App Engine?

Yes. This works on the DNS level, so it doesn't matter what technology your site uses.

But as others pointed out, decent DNS registrars will let you do this in your DNS administration account. Which is much safer.