What about an auto-script for /docs/* that says (lets use the example of /docs/mod/directives.html)
The httpd docs project team has split the information for your convenience between the following versions, please indicate which version you are using; Apache httpd 1.3 /docs-1.3/mod/directives.html Apache httpd 2.0 /docs-2.0/mod/directives.html Apache httpd 2.1-dev /docs-2.2/mod/directives.html You can update your bookmarks according. ... Another option would also be, add a checkbox for a doc cookie, 'Always choose this version', which would bypass this page and always redirect that browser to the right section. At 12:19 PM 9/24/2004, you wrote: >On Wed, 22 Sep 2004, Astrid Ke�ler wrote: > >>>What primarily bugs me is two things: >>>1) That /docs/ is the 1.3 documentation, while we're trying to present a >>>message that 2.0 is the Right Thing To Use. >> >>>If the canonical documentation URL "/docs/" points to 1.3, then >>>*obviously* 1.3 must be the recommended version. >> >>What about moving docs to docs-1.3 and adding an info page to docs? Such >>a page could inform the user about the move, the existing versions and >>maybe a (dynamicly created) link to the corresponding 1.3 manual page, >>the user originally requested. This won't break anything but offers a >>central entry point to _all_ manual versions. > >This is fine if people want. The info page could be restricted to just the >root, with other requests getting auto-redirected. > >But note this could have adverse effects for things like google searches. >Google would probably see the redirect and wipe out all the good karma we get >from links to those pages. > >Joshua. > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
