Also I'm don't know if its an internal apps, but some search engines view a (homepage) redirect as an attempt to trick search engine spiders.
Kola >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Dowdell, Jason G [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: 01 August 2003 12:30 >> To: CF-Talk >> Subject: RE: Host Headers vs. CGI vars (was "IIS Domain Naming Question") >> >> I would have two concerns with the CF script doing a >> task that's specifically designed for IIS. >> >> 1. Will take more processor for CF that it would for IIS >> because you're requiring a cf template to load as well as >> the IIS request instead of just the IIS request. >> >> 2. What happens if you move from IIS to Apache and your >> cgi.http_host isn't available? I'm not certain if this is >> the case but it's something to check for since there are >> CGI vars that aren't available on Apache but are available >> on IIS. >> >> ~Jason >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Peter Theobald [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2003 10:48 PM >> To: CF-Talk >> Subject: Re: Host Headers vs. CGI vars (was "IIS Domain Naming >> Question") >> >> >> If you use the web server (IIS or Apache in my case) you can do a few >> extra tricks like remapping /images/ to /images/specificdir >> >> At 06:16 PM 7/31/2003 -0700, David Delbridge wrote: >> >I'm sorry. In rereading my post, I see now that I really wasn't very >> >clear at all. >> > >> >By "host headers vs. CGI vars" I really meant to compare IIS' host >> >header handling to that of a CF script. Are you aware of any voodoo >> >inside IIS that does a better job in directing incoming traffic by host >> >header than a CF script which parses the info from CGI.HTTP_HOST and >> >redirects via CFLocation? Do both methods share 100% of the same >> >caveats? >> > >> >Thank you. >> > >> >Dave >> > >> >-- >> > >> >David M. Delbridge >> >Circa 3000 >> >ColdFusion Hosting >> >http://www.circa3k.com >> >775-832-2445 >> > >> > >> >Dave Watts wrote: >> >> >> >> > This brings up a relevant question I've had for some time: >> >> > Is there any difference in using host headers vs. CGI >> >> > variables to direct traffic based on requested URL? I've >> >> > been under the impression for some time that the latter >> >> > method bears certain caveats, for example, incompatibility >> >> > with some older browsers (though I've never personally >> >> > witnessed it). Would the same caveats apply exactly to host >> >> > headers on IIS or is this method somehow more robust? >> >> >> >> I'm not sure I understand, exactly. When your browser sends a Host >> header >> >> (which any browser that supports HTTP/1.1 should send, I think), that >> is a >> >> CGI variable - CGI.HTTP_HOST in CF. Older browsers don't send the Host >> >> header, so those won't work with "name-based" virtual servers that >> require a >> >> host header. >> >> >> >> Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software >> >> http://www.figleaf.com/ >> >> voice: (202) 797-5496 >> >> fax: (202) 797-5444 >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
