Hi Alan,

> Great, I think that's ok for our situation.  So the configuration 
> variables for hostname/baseurl are only used when DSpace has to refer to 
> itself, like in e-mails.  What about links?  

Yes - some links too, although most are actually relative and keep the domain. 
But once you set the new domain in the config file, everything will point to 
the new location anyway, so should be fine.

> I'm thinking we need to switch our DSpace (dspace.cfg) to the new 
> domain, swap the Apache VirtualHost so that the new domain is the main 
> one, and then make all requests for the old domain get 301'd via 
> mod_rewrite.

That sounds like a sensible approach, and should take care of the search 
engines too.

Thanks,


Stuart Lewis
IT Innovations Analyst and Developer
Te Tumu Herenga The University of Auckland Library
Auckland Mail Centre, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
Ph: +64 (0)9 373 7599 x81928


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