Re: Host name redirect?

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Author: Darrin Chandler
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Subject: Re: Host name redirect?
On Tue, Jun 26, 2007 at 12:56:58PM -0700, Alan Dayley wrote:
> Scenario:
> (Names have been changed to protect the innocent, assuming there are any.)
>
> Old server hostname: duck
> Old server IP address: 192.168.1.3
> New server hostname: eagle
> New server IP address: 192.168.1.9
>
> Old document URL (via http): duck/some/important/document.html
> New document actual URL (via http): eagle/some/important/document.html
>
> After the new server is in place any user or link that requests the old
> URL, "duck/..." needs to be automatically redirected to "eagle/..."
> What do we change to accomplish this?


Something like "duck CNAME eagle" in your dns will probably do what you
want, assuming that duck is going away, or can be renamed to, say,
lame-duck.

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