This is not URL re-writing (which is done as web server level) but dns resource records entry manipulation. If you look at facebook case, we have a cname for to www (which could be automated via generate function in bind, possibly) ;; QUESTION SECTION: ;www.www.www.www.www.www.www.www.www.www.www.www.www.www.www.www.www.www.www.www.www.facebook.com. IN A ;; ANSWER SECTION: www.www.www.www.www.www.www.www.www.www.www.www.www.www.www.www.www.www.www.www.www.facebook.com. 30 IN CNAME www.facebook.com. www.facebook.com. 84 IN A 69.63.190.18 ;; AUTHORITY SECTION: www.facebook.com. 138 IN NS glb01.lhr1.tfbnw.net. www.facebook.com. 138 IN NS glb01.snc1.tfbnw.net. www.facebook.com. 138 IN NS glb01.ash1.tfbnw.net. www.facebook.com. 138 IN NS glb01.hkg1.tfbnw.net. ;; ADDITIONAL SECTION: glb01.ash1.tfbnw.net. 4922 IN A 69.63.185.11 glb01.hkg1.tfbnw.net. 4922 IN A 69.63.185.86 glb01.lhr1.tfbnw.net. 4922 IN A 69.63.191.91 glb01.snc1.tfbnw.net. 4922 IN A 69.63.179.22 -----Original Message----- From: TheBigBoss <thebigboss@peperuka.com> Reply-to: Skunkworks Mailing List <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> To: Skunkworks Mailing List <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Multiple WWW Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2010 13:30:07 +0300 You'll be surprised to hear that a large proportion of webistes still fail at basic URL rewriting (www vs no-www) - a good exemple, try http://eliteken.com/ and would be (fail to understand why) to a Google Calendar page. There are people like me who rarely click on link but prefer copy and paste URL in short version without http:// and www Nonetheless, I don't do URL rewriting for nth level subdomain... TheBigBoss TheBigBoss Nairobi, Kenya Email: TheBigBoss@peperuka.com Peperuka ____________________________________ Suivez-moi: FacebookTwitter On 28 October 2010 12:46, David Njuguna <dnjuguna@gmail.com> wrote: wildcard dns entry. On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 12:36 PM, [ Brainiac ] <arebacollins@gmail.com> wrote: URL rewriting ? cause all those are sub domains to the nth level. even www is a sub domain.:-) On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 11:53 AM, Erick Njenga <eriknjenga@gmail.com> wrote: Hi Skunks. I'm just curious as to how you can use multiple WWW portions of the url to access sites like facebook e.g. http://www.www.www.www.www.www.www.www.www.www.www.www.www.www.www.www.www.w... works the same as: http://www.facebook.com/ but the same doesn't apply to other websites. -- Thanks and Regards, Erick Njenga Nyachwaya, M: +254-725-008-790 _______________________________________________ Skunkworks mailing list Skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks ------------ Skunkworks Rules http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 ------------ Other services @ http://my.co.ke -- Regards, Collins Areba. Strategic Operations. Center for Renewable Alternatives Old Ferry Road, off Msa Malindi Rd, | Kilifi, Kenya. +254 720 516758 /734 696821 | skype/gtalk/twitter: arebacollins _______________________________________________ Skunkworks mailing list Skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks ------------ Skunkworks Rules http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 ------------ Other services @ http://my.co.ke _______________________________________________ Skunkworks mailing list Skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks ------------ Skunkworks Rules http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 ------------ Other services @ http://my.co.ke _______________________________________________ Skunkworks mailing list Skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks ------------ Skunkworks Rules http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 ------------ Other services @ http://my.co.ke