If robots.txt entries aren't an available option, make all CF 404's redirect to a certain page via CF's 404 handler. You can do the same with IIS 404's. This can be an 'oops' page or it can just be a redirect to the site's home page.
If the content is statically published and expired, I usually don't rely on the 404 handler I have in place and instead publish a linkrot page that does the desired redirection. Its something the cms does on its own as part of its expiration management. Doing a linkrot page also handles the bots that ignore robots.txt, if there are still any out there, as well as bookmarked links. -- --mattRobertson-- Janitor, MSB Web Systems mysecretbase.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:192983 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
