[WEB4LIB] Re: Redirecting a website

[Pons, Lisa (PONSLM)]

I think this (an http redirect) can only be done on the server end- right?

Lisa Pons

Webmaster
University Libraries
University of Cincinnati
lisa.pons at uc.edu
(513)556-1431

-----Original Message-----
From: Scritchfield, Larry [mailto:LScritch at MAIL.co.washoe.nv.us]
Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2003 12:57 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list
Subject: [WEB4LIB] Re: Redirecting a website


Patricia,

This is not a good technique. See

http://www.w3.org/2001/06tips/reback

Larry Scritchfield
lscritch at mail.co.washoe.nv.us
Internet Services Librarian                             (775) 327-8349
Washoe County Library System                      www.washoe.lib.nv.us


> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Patricia F Anderson [SMTP:pfa at umich.edu]
> Sent:	Tuesday, January 28, 2003 9:48 AM
> To:	Multiple recipients of list
> Subject:	[WEB4LIB] Re: Redirecting a website
> 
> Most editing software will allow you to do a global find and replace
> throughout all files in a directory, or embedded subdirectories. I would
> find a line of text which is in all the files, and do a find and replace
> which includes the line of code for the meta tag to redirect. There are a
> zillion examples on the web. here was the top hit in Google for "meta tag
> redirect". Good luck! -- Patricia Anderson, pfa at umich.edu
> 
> Using the Meta Tag "Refresh" to Redirect to a Different URL
> <http://www.indiana.edu/~wmhome/tool_guide_info/refresh_metatag.shtml>
> 
> On Tue, 28 Jan 2003 wl-mw at msln.net wrote:
> 
> > Hello All,
> >
> > Due to circumstances beyond my control, our website is now on a new
> server with
> > a new domain name. I need to redirect from the old site to the new one
> and am
> > wondering if there is a way to do it without having to edit over 250
> webpages.
> > I would also like users to simply _be_ redirected, seamlessly, not to
> have to
> > read a message telling them where to go to find the new site. Thanks.
> >
> > ~ Molly Wms.
> > --
> > Molly Williams
> > Volunteer, Waterboro Public Library, Maine
> > ** NEW URL: http://www.waterborolibrary.org/
> >
> >
> >
>