I guess I have a couple questions;

1. When advertising a domain name, why would I want to
   include the 'www' portion? I know the significance of 'www',
   but is it really necessary these days? I could see back in the days
   when the company had even traffic amongst it's ftp server, etc;
   but I fail to see why it is  needed. From a recognition standpoint,
   I think http://mydomain.com is nicer than www.mydomain.com.
   Just curious.

2. Web develpment. I have yet to see a popular, and what most
   folks would consider "nice" site that meets w3c standards.
   Plug any of them into http://validator.w3.org/ and watch
   it throw up all over your screen. Is it possible to meet
   and pass the validator, yet keep the marketing dept. happy?
   
-- 
-Mike

:wq!