A Google Webmaster Help
thread has a webmaster all upset that Google shows that they have
indexed none of the URLs they submitted via the XML Sitemap file.
Obviously, this can be concerning to any webmaster.
The thing is,
you need to be careful what Sitemap file you submit. If you verify a
non-www version with Google Webmaster Tools and submit a www version of
your sitemap, or visa versa, Google may be very literal and show you
that they didn't index any non-www versions of your URL.
Google's Zineb said in the thread:
All
the URLs listed in your XML Sitemap are non www. and they all
permanently redirect to the www. version (which is your preferred
domain). That explains why these specific URLs are not indexed. In
order to fix that, you'll need to specify the right URLs with www.,
resubmit your Sitemap and wait for it to be processed again.
So
technically, it is an "easy fix" and the site is indeed being indexed.
But a report like this can be scary to see in Google Webmaster Tools.
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