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Re: .htaccess ReDirects and SEs From Nicholas on 18 Dec '99 replying to .htaccess ReDirects and SEs posted by Patrick R >Does anyone know how search engine bots react to using .htaccess files to redirect? > >I understand that some bots don't like using <META> tags for re-directs, but >I haven't found anything out for the .htaccess files. Dunno. Hope you'll post the answer if you find out. Can't see how a bot would know what .htaccess was up to, but I suppose you're thinking of delivering a page other than what the bot called for? Could spook the little critter, I suppose.

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>>Does anyone know how search engine bots react to using .htaccess files to redirect? >> >>I understand that some bots don't like using <META> tags for re-directs, but >>I haven't found anything out for the .htaccess files. > >Dunno. Hope you'll post the answer if you find out. > >Can't see how a bot would know what .htaccess was >up to, but I suppose you're thinking of delivering >a page other than what the bot called for? Could >spook the little critter, I suppose.