If I didn't know my computer stuff, I would say it's a virus website.

What's that h30499? www3?

Why not communities.hp.com? (this actually redirects to h30507.www3.hp.com). h30500 asks for httpauth.

It's just ugly, is it not?

> If I didn't know my computer stuff, I would say it's a virus website.

If you didn't know your computer stuff you wouldn't have ever noticed the URL.

If you're trying to auth, and you get one subdomian vs. another - it's a pain in the ass for all users. That's why other big properties have unified to one domain and subroutes (e.g.: google.com - no more reader.google.com, but www.google.com/reader).

I could be a basic user that knows how to avoid clicking strange links to avoid email viruses.

I could know enough to notice the URL, but not enough to know that the domain hp.com is what really counts.