Re: Debian current weekly news should use indirect link
Josip Rodin wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 21, 2002 at 06:16:30PM +0100, Martin Schulze wrote:
> > > > The unchanging "current" URL is essential for us to use wwwoffle's
> > > > monitor feature to fetch at regular intervals, but a level of
> > > > indirection should be introduced
> > >
> > > So you're essentially asking us to change the symlink into an Apache
> > > redirect. This is certainly possible, but not trivial to work out since it
> > > requires an automatic way of adjusting the apache config files and
> > > signalling apache to pick it up... we'll see.
> >
> > It can be done with a .htaccess file which can easily be built from
> > the Makefiles.
>
> Question is, will the servers allow a .htaccess file. This needs a bit of
> testing and communication, which means a bit of effort. Who is
> volunteering? :)
It's always the person who asks. Good luck, Joy. :-)
Regards,
Joey
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