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Right, considering that single-label names (indistinguishable from search queries) have been a thing since WINS/NetBIOS, DHCP suffixing, etc. -- expecting a dot
by hunter2_ 2y ago
Right, considering that single-label names (indistinguishable from search queries) have been a thing since WINS/NetBIOS, DHCP suffixing, etc. -- expecting a dot (let alone a dot followed by a public suffix) is bogus.
- bmicraft 2y agoWell, that wouldn't work with most search queries then. Do you really want to (fail to) load http://facebook/ http://facebook/ when somebody types "facebook" into the address bar?
- hunter2_ 2y agoI agree most people wouldn't want that. We're talking about typing the scheme in this particular comment thread, however. Most people who type a scheme followed by a single-label name (e.g., "http://facebook http://facebook") are not intending to submit a query to a search engine, so it's good that browsers don't use the lack of dot as a search heuristic in such cases.