Alerting users to URL changes

[Eric Rumsey]

What do people think about different ways of alerting users to URL changes?
Which is better -

1-An automatic redirect
2-Put a message at the old URL that has a link to the new URL, that has to
be clicked by the user.
3-Combination of #1 and #2 - Old URL has link to new, and says something
like "Click here if you are not automatically redirected after a few
seconds."

I lean to #2, so that users are made aware of the new address, so they can
change their bookmarks and links.

  --Eric

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