-- [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] > It is better to send the correct codes, as smart bots > like google will > act on them. The permanent code (301) will make google > drop the old ref and index the new. > Read: > http://httpd.apache.org/docs/mod/mod_alias.html#redirect > Redirect permanent /xyz http://example.com/ I would rather let people know why their browser is suddenly being redirected. Regarding search engines, simply feed known bots a 301 code. Josh