apache url mapping question

[Jonathan Vanasco]

this isn't necessarily a mod_perl question, but it is  for a mod_perl  
app, and I'm using mp to generate the location directives in apache

i need to get the following urls mapped onto a handler in httpd.conf
        /
        /index
        /index.*
i thought about something like this

i'm thinking that maybe its best to do /index.html and then do a  
mod_rewrite or rediect to index.html

suggestions?