I think I'm not making myself clear here. I'm speaking about a CF based url rewriter, not a generic 404 catcher. If an url is written in a specific manner (messages_4_33432) then it'll translate into a valid and expected page. This is designed as a way to format specific pages that normally would need url/form variables into static looking pages. For example, a user or bot sees: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/messages_4_38946.cfm This is a valid url and any attempt to visit it will result in a valid document. Behind the scenes this may be something other than a file named messages_4_38946.cfm but that does not matter to the visitor. All they care about is a link and a result. > I done it ages ago, and I found it is not how the web is supposed to work, > a > 404 error means page not found (as we all know) and that's what it should > be > used for, there are all kinds of ramifications when you use it for > something > else, for example; search engines will not pick your page up, fine if you > don't want them listed in the first place. I think you are also opening > yourself up for a security attack (not sure about the specifics anymore). > > Just my dos pesetas >
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