I use a custom 404 set in IIS to redirect to a URL (index.cfm/fuseaction/iis404), and i either get a 302 or 200 status code depending on whether fuseaction:iis404 does a cflocation or not. (reading status codes using the firefox "live http headers" tool)
Cheers Bert On 4/25/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Jeff, > > While that works, doesn't it mean that HTTP status code returned is still > 404? > > Could be enough to make the googlebot not even index the page content. > > Just a thought > > ~k > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Jeff Garza [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: 25 April 2005 13:34 > > To: CF-Talk > > Subject: RE: Are "search engine safe" URLs really necessary? > > > > I use a custom 404 handler that does a database lookup from a table of > > vanity URLs. It evaluates the last value of a list separated by "/" and > > searches the database for the url... > > > > Simple enough for me. > > > > HTH, > > > > Jeff ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:204417 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
