> Hm. This looks wrong to me. We should only allow RewriteRules > in the directory context if OPT_SYM_LINKS is set since we do > not do any check on the result of a RewriteRule with respect > to symlinks. So we cannot be sure that the result of the > RewriteRule fulfils the conditions promised by OPT_SYM_OWNER.
That could be, I don't know the answer, but httpd currently allows RewriteEngine on if either FollowSymlinks or SymLinksIfOwnerMatch is enabled. Try it in an .htaccess: Options -FollowSymlinks +SymLinksIfOwnerMatch RewriteEngine On Allen