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Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2007 11:02:22 +0200
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Thread-Topic: Mod_rewrite not an option?
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From: "Oscar Haeger" <oscar.haeger@sigma.se>
To: <users@httpd.apache.org>
Subject: [users@httpd] Mod_rewrite not an option?

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Hello.

Recently I contacted an organization that I'm a member of about using =
mod_rewrite The problem is this.

When I log into "my" page which is something like =
www.organization.org/myname =
<http://mail.ssad.local/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=3Dhttps://mailssab.sigm=
a.se/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=3Dhttp://www.organization.org/myname>  =
I'm redirected to a page similar to =
www.organization.org/somedir/?id_nr=3D12345 =
<http://mail.ssad.local/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=3Dhttps://mailssab.sigm=
a.se/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=3Dhttp://www.organization.org/somedir/?id_=
nr=3D12345>=20

I'd like to keep the "pretty" name of www.organization.org/myname =
<http://mail.ssad.local/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=3Dhttps://mailssab.sigm=
a.se/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=3Dhttp://www.organization.org/myname>  =
but when asked if they can implement mod_rewrite (they use Apache and =
Linux) I get the answer that this is not possible due to some technical =
reason that they won't tell me.

My question is if you on this list that know a lot about mod_rewrite can =
tell me if they're just trying to avoid doing what I asked, or if there =
really can be a technical reason why mod_rewrite can't be used.

I'm guessing they're using some sort of template to generate my page as =
there are lots of others with the same layout and functionality.=20

And it seems that the redirection is done via javascript as the =
"noscript" extension to firefox seems to prevent the redirection and =
show me a default error page (page not found). This error-page seems to =
be loaded during redirection as I sometime can see the "page not found" =
header before being redirected to the proper page (with noscript set to =
allow or using IE).

For obvious reasons I don't want to tell which organization it is as I =
don't want to embarras anyone. I hope you can understand that. And help =
would be very much appreciated.

Thank you in advance.

Oscar


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<P>Recently I contacted an organization that I'm a member of about using =
mod_rewrite The problem is this.</P>=0A=
<P>When I log into "my" page which is something like <A =
href=3D"http://mail.ssad.local/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=3Dhttps://mailss=
ab.sigma.se/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=3Dhttp://www.organization.org/mynam=
e" target=3D_blank>www.organization.org/myname</A> I'm redirected to a =
page similar to <A =
href=3D"http://mail.ssad.local/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=3Dhttps://mailss=
ab.sigma.se/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=3Dhttp://www.organization.org/somed=
ir/?id_nr=3D12345" =
target=3D_blank>www.organization.org/somedir/?id_nr=3D12345</A></P>=0A=
<P>I'd like to keep the "pretty" name of <A =
href=3D"http://mail.ssad.local/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=3Dhttps://mailss=
ab.sigma.se/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=3Dhttp://www.organization.org/mynam=
e" target=3D_blank>www.organization.org/myname</A> but when asked if =
they can implement mod_rewrite (they use Apache and Linux) I get the =
answer that this is not possible due to some technical reason that they =
won't tell me.</P>=0A=
<P>My question is if you on this list that know a lot about mod_rewrite =
can tell me if they're just trying to avoid doing what I asked,&nbsp;or =
if there really can be a technical reason why mod_rewrite can't be =
used.</P>=0A=
<P>I'm guessing they're using some sort of template to generate my page =
as there are lots of others with the same layout and functionality. </P>=0A=
<P>And it seems that the redirection is done via javascript as the =
"noscript" extension to firefox&nbsp;seems to prevent the redirection =
and show me a default error page (page not found). This error-page seems =
to be loaded during redirection as I sometime can see the "page not =
found" header before being redirected to the proper page (with noscript =
set to allow or using IE).</P>=0A=
<P>For obvious reasons I don't want to tell which organization it is as =
I don't want to embarras anyone. I hope you can understand&nbsp;that. =
And help would be very much appreciated.</P>=0A=
<P>Thank you in advance.</P>=0A=
<P>Oscar</P></DIV></FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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