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Here are a few web sites that talk about the Google Domains problem where www.yourGoogleAppsDomain.com will work, but yourGoogleAppsDomain.com returns an error.

Here's a solution works nicely for domains hosted at Godaddy: As Jimwarholic.com describes below, first change the CNAME record to have the WWW point to ghs.google.com and then delete Godaddy's default A Name record. Here are the details and more discussion:

1. Jim Warholic writes "I decided to tackle the custom domain name setup again for Google Custom Domain names. The instructions for setting up a custom domain name seem simple enough, but when entering a CNAME record and having the WWW point to ghs.google.com produces only half the desired results." More...


2. Nitecruzr's Google Custom Domain - Case Study #1 - "If you're going to setup a Google Custom Domain, you have to start with DNS properly setup. In most cases, you will want the "www" alias, as well as the rest of the domain, to refer to Google. This requires you to carefully use the setup procedures provided by your DNS Host." More...


3. Google Custom Domain Name Working with WWW and Non WWW - "After doing some research online for the WWW custom domain name issues. I found a helpful link with some information about deleting the "A" record in the DNS control panel of Godaddy for your domain name. ~ Wednesday's Internet Child

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