create a DNS record for www.grass.osgeo.org

[pesekon2]

If you go to the GRASS website the lazy way without typing www (<grass.osgeo.org>), you will load the page without a problem. However, if you want to try it with www (<www.grass.osgeo.org>), you'll get the Page not found error message.

The reason is that we do not have a DNS record for that.

EDIT: Both tags bug and enhancement are added as for some it is something that they would expect to work, for some something extra.

[neteler]

I am -0 on that:

• www in addition is increasing the confusion of which server URL is official
• it does not add any value

I could change my opinion to +0 if it is a redirect from www.grass.osgeo.org to grass.osgeo.org.

[hellik]

I second here @neteler

I see no added value by adding www.

[nilason]

Why not redirect both www.grass.osgeo.org and grass.osgeo.org to https://grass.osgeo.org.

See e.g.: qgis.org and http://www.qgis.org/

[jmckenna]

All it takes is one referrer (webpage that links to GRASS site) run by an old-school admin (there are many still) who includes 'www' in the link. +1 to this change.

[nilason]

Wouldn't apache mod_rewrite do the job?

https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/HTTPD/RewriteHTTPToHTTPS

or better:
https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/HTTPD/RedirectSSL

[robe2]

Should be resolved at - https://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/ticket/2495

just redirected www.grass.osgeo.org and grass.osgeo.org to https://grass.osgeo.org.

[neteler]

Thanks so much, @robe2 ! Works smoothly.