[gojomo]

FYI, the domain 'hackerne.ws' is registered by someone other than YC. Even if it currently resolves to the same machine, it might not in the future. Even if the current owner's intentions are pure, the domain could lapse into someone else's control.

So, better not to promote, nor login-to, 'hackerne.ws' URLs, unless it becomes the canonical domain linked from http://ycombinator.com.

(Why does it work? Seems the News.YC code doesn't care about the 'Host' header in requests, which it really ought to, so that people don't get into a habit of using sketchy URLs that could bite them down the road.)

[jcsalterego]

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=84039

If you search for it http://searchyc.com/hackerne.ws, there's more discussion.

[gojomo]

I'm familiar with the history. Whatever eusman's original stated intentions with the domain, my points stand. Using/linking-to News.YC via a nonofficial 3rd-party domain is a risky habit.

You should also note the claimed owner of the 'hackerne.ws' domain left as an active user in a huff over 2 years ago:

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=151412

[jcsalterego]

Oh, well I will continue using hackerne.ws in my browser but refrain from propagating the URLs. Cheers.