[NCLUG] is mod_rewrite what i want

[mbutcher]

You should be able to use redirect, which (I believe) sends a HTTP 304 to the 
browser, and the browser will redirect itself.

This means you shouldn't have to do any fooling around with changing the 
server config, etc.

In a nutshell, it looks like this:

Brower ----------[http://mydomain/list]---------> server

Browser <-------[go to http://mydomain/mailman/list] ---- server

Browser ---------[http://mydomain/mailman/list]------->server

This is, of course, all transparent to the user.

AND, before anyone flames about performance, the overhead is equiv. to an 
HTTP HEAD, so I doubt you will notice a performance hit on a normal network.


On Saturday 23 February 2002 05:38 pm, you wrote:
> hey folks,
>
>  not sure if this is possible or what the best solution is. i've got an url
> i want to simplify. it's the standard info page for a mailman list.
>
>   http://mydomain.com/mailman/listinfo/listname
>
> i want to set up an alias that's easier for folks to remember. something
> like
>
>   http://mydomain.com/listname
>
> as most of y'all know, the real url points to a cgi. so, do i need
> something like mod_rewrite or can this be accomplished with a symbolic link
> type solution?
>
> thanks,
> mike
>
>  -- mike cullerton    michaelc at cullerton dot com
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