No, although the location has changed, the original URL is still valid and works perfectly well, returning a 301 with the new location.
HTTP status codes:
"301 Moved Permanently
The requested resource has been assigned a new permanent URI and any future references to this resource SHOULD use one of the returned URIs." (emphasis in the original, since RFCs are big on the must/should/may distinction)
http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec10.html
This as compared to "302 Found," which is considered a temporary redirect and more suitable for gateway pages, mirrors, aliases, random redirectors, etc.
That said, I do see websites *cough*Mandrake*cough* getting these mixed up from time to time.
-- Kelson Vibber SpeedGate Communications <www.speed.net>
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