Posted by Ed Mullen on 11/12/07 15:09

dorayme wrote:
> In article <e7-dnTeEvLNua6ranZ2dnUVZ_v6rnZ2d@comcast.com>,
> Ed Mullen <ed@edmullen.net> wrote:
>
>> Is this something that can configured/over-ridden using the .htaccess
>> file? Or is it at the server configuration level (which I do not have
>> access to)?
>
> Server admins can block all your attempts. I had a case of this
> recently and the Uni concerned offered the back-up plan I
> mentioned in my previous post (to direct all .html to mirror .php
> ones)...
>

It's not so much that they're blocking anything, it's that, in order for
the RewriteRule to work, they are requiring the files have an .shtml
extension. And what I'm trying to accomplish is:

1. Not destroy bookmarks people have set to my pages (all currently
with .html extensions)
2. Not destroy references the search engines have already indexed to my
pages (ditto).

I need to more thoroughly investigate and understand Jonathan's
suggestions when I have the time.

Thanks!

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