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Is the www prefix for domains deprecated?
I just stumbled across an interesting site.
This site suggests the the www. prefix used for so long on website domains should be treated as deprecated and we should move away from using it.
Why you ask, well http://no-www.org states:
Why is .www deprecated?
In order to answer this question, we must first recall the definition of WWW:
World Wide Web:
n. Abbr. WWW
1) The complete set of documents residing on all Internet servers that use the HTTP protocol, accessible to users via a simple point-and-click system.
2) n : a collection of internet sites that offer text and graphics and sound and animation resources through the hypertext transfer protocol.By default, all popular Web browsers assume the HTTP protocol. In doing so, the software prepends the 'http://' onto the requested URL and automatically connect to the HTTP server on port 80. Why then do many servers require their websites to communicate through the www subdomain? Mail servers do not require you to send emails to recipient@mail.domain.com. Likewise, web servers should allow access to their pages though the main domain unless a particular subdomain is required.
Succinctly, use of the www subdomain is redundant and time consuming to communicate. The internet, media, and society are all better off without it.
And I think it's an interesting idea, had we not grown up with the www. prefix we wouldn't assume to type it, and there are plenty of sites that do not use it, but deprecated? I can't help but think that's a little bit harsh!
Does anybody have any comments on the use of a www. (or the specific non-use) with respect to search engine rankings?
Personally all of my sites conform to "Class A" of the no-www compliance standards, the same site accessible both with and without the www. prefix.
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