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Re: [ldraw.org] Eve of Beginnings
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lugnet.cad.dev
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Wed, 14 Apr 1999 19:10:36 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.dev, jsproat@geocities.com (Sproaticus) writes:
> Tim Courtney wrote:
> > If its www.ldraw.org, lets
> > keep it lowercase - one of my many pet peeves about the web is when
> > people capitalize domains [1] (eg www.LDraw.org or www.BarnesAndNoble.com
> > or www.BalmanLabs.com [a friend's site]).
> > [1] Also, I don't like it when people capitalize email addresses, eg:
> > TCourtney@Avenew.Com -- AAUUUGGGGHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!! :)
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> Why? Isn't DNS resolution case-insensitive?
In theory it is, but in practice it's not always, unfortunately. Make a
little web page that has links to www.WhiteHouse.gov and www.whitehouse.gov
and see if your browser colors them the same.
> To me, it seems that that
> would grant a lot of freedom when it comes to bicapitalization.
In theory, yes. In practice, using caps in URLs (especially domain names)
only leads to confusion and quarrel.
--Todd
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| (...) Why? Isn't DNS resolution case-insensitive? To me, it seems that that would grant a lot of freedom when it comes to bicapitalization. Cheers, - jsproat (25 years ago, 14-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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