Couldn't you combine it with a <cfheader statuscode="200"> or something though?
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 25 April 2005 14:44 > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: Are "search engine safe" URLs really necessary? > > 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:4:204258 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
