Jeff,
While that works, doesn't it mean that HTTP status code returned is still 404? Could be enough to make the googlebot not even index the page content. Just a thought ~k > -----Original Message----- > From: Jeff Garza [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 25 April 2005 13:34 > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: Are "search engine safe" URLs really necessary? > > I use a custom 404 handler that does a database lookup from a table of > vanity URLs. It evaluates the last value of a list separated by "/" and > searches the database for the url... > > Simple enough for me. > > HTH, > > Jeff > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kerry [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, April 25, 2005 6:18 AM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: Are "search engine safe" URLs really necessary? > > Yeah, I think search engines are happier about querystrings now, but: > > We have customers who put their URLs in printed marketing materials, so > there is no way we are going to have users typing in: > /index.cfm?page=79797C25-1143-5A57-54B333CF7325EA9C > > We need to have direct access like mysite.com/feature, of course there are > other ways of acheiving this, but I think having human friendly URLs is a > good thing. > > Im not sure, but does having a more relevant URL help your rankings as > well? > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Al Everett [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 25 April 2005 14:08 > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Are "search engine safe" URLs really necessary? > > > For those of you taking a lot of time getting your dynamic site URLs > to look like static ones, this article may be of interest to you: > > http://www.emediawire.com/releases/2005/4/emw232456.htm > > (I am in no way affiliated with the site. It just happened to come up > in a Google Alert and covers a topic I've seen pass through the list > more than once.) > -- > <a > href="http://www.spreadfirefox.com/?q=affiliates&id=58370&t=1";>Get > Firefox!</a> > http://www.spreadfirefox.com/?q=affiliates&id=58370&t=1 > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:204255 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=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
