If possible, set up an apache redirect that redirects the old url to the new one. (and make it a permanent redirect). This way the search engines will start indexing the new site.
You can also just rewrite all the not found urls to the home page of the new site, so this way the search engines will just start indexing that instead... > -----Original Message----- > From: Ben Nadel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2006 12:25 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: 404 errors and old google data > > A client site of mine is getting a bunch of 404 errors now when > Google/MSN/Yahoo bots are trying to find pages that were on their old > site. > > Will this problem just fix itself over time? > > Should I set the header info (other than a 404 status)? Something like a > permanent redirect or a permanent not found or something? Just something > to > let the bots know not to index the error page, but instead to realize that > they don't need to have that link anymore? > > Thanks, > ....................... > Ben Nadel > Web Developer > Nylon Technology > 350 7th Ave. > Suite 1005 > New York, NY 10001 > 212.691.1134 x 14 > 212.691.3477 fax > www.nylontechnology.com > > Sanders: Lightspeed too slow? > Helmet: Yes we'll have to go right to ludacris speed. > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:237433 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
