[thelist] quick domain/dns records question

[Chris W. Parker]

> > check this out. i just ping'ed each entry and they both point to the
> > same ip address.
> >
> > what could be happening?
>
> The web server has two separate name-based virtual hosts set
> up, one for
> lamarathon.com and one for www.lamarathon.com . "Name-based"
> means that the
> web server chooses which site to show you based on the *name*
> of the site
> you were requesting, not the IP address. It allows you to
> host multiple
> sites on one IP address.  (See
> http://httpd.apache.org/docs/vhosts/name-based.html for more info.)

ok i get it now. that's what i thought was happening.


thanks.
chris.