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mh, can't reproduce on Windows 10 and Firefox 73 get a "Server not found" page as expected

It's application dependent behavior, AFAIK. Windows internals / APIs add .com by default, I believe. You probably hate this behavior like I do, and at some point in the past set "browser.fixup.alternate.enabled" to false in Firefox's about:config.

Win 10 and Firefox 72.0.2 here.

New Private Window -> http://example -> http://www.example.com/

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