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When a domain name is not found and not prefixed with "www", why doesn't OpenDNS auto-correct?
We understand that this might be a desirable feature for some users. However, the www or no www policy is something the domain owner controls. Pre-pending a www can work in some cases, but can cause more problems in others.
It's not just about pattern matching, but should be based on historical data -- which we can do, but would risk making the experience slow. So, in the interest of speed, our policy is to not automatically pre-pend www to domain names.
