On Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 3:27 PM, Michele Waldman <mmwald...@nyc.rr.com> wrote: >>> RewriteCond ${REMOTE_USER} . does not seem to work when the REMOTE_USER is >>> not defined. The statement evaluates to true. >> >> What happens when you use the proper syntax, %{REMOTE_USER}?
> Lol. I'm using the proper syntax on the server. Just checked. Works for me: http://apache.pastebin.ca/1335270 .htaccess: RewriteEngine on RewriteCond %{REMOTE_USER} . RewriteRule .* - [G] 127.0.0.1 - - [12/Feb/2009:15:40:42 --0500] [localhost/sid#954fc98][rid#9578328/initial] (4) RewriteCond: input='' pattern='.' => not-matched -- Eric Covener cove...@gmail.com