writing a redirect HELP

[Pam]

ok, I did find the htaccess file in my apache root director on my server...
below is the content:

# -FrontPage-

IndexIgnore .htaccess */.??* *~ *# */HEADER* */README* */_vti*

<Limit GET POST>
order deny,allow
deny from all
allow from all
</Limit>
<Limit PUT DELETE>
order deny,allow
deny from all
</Limit>
AuthName www.daystarranch.com
AuthUserFile /home/virtual/site65/fst/var/www/html/_vti_pvt/service.pwd
AuthGroupFile /home/virtual/site65/fst/var/www/html/_vti_pvt/service.grp

how do I put the redirect in so that it goes to another domain name??

 

[Chris Leeds, MVP-FrontPage]

why are you doing it this way?

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[Pam]

ummmm well, I googled how to make a 301 redirect and that's what it seems
all the 'experts' are saying to do ... find the htaccess file and then add
the redirect to it... is there an easier way:?

 

[Jack Brewster]

Can you be more specific about what you're trying to achieve? Why are you
trying to perform a redirect?

 

[Pam]

oh - sorry - I'm changing domain names and want the old domain name to hit
the new domain name - I could just do a simple redirect in the html of the
index.html page, but they say that is not good with the search engines ;-)

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

You are keeping the old domain name, correct?

If so, then ask you host if you also add the old domain or new domain to your current account, then
you don't have to do redirect.

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[Jack Brewster]

I agree with Thomas. You should be able to configure (or have them
configure) the old domain to resolve to the new one. It shouldn't require a
redirect to accomplish this.

 

[Pam]

ok, thanks - I'll try to see what they say

I know there's a way to do it - I've just not been able to figure it out
myself -
Pam