IE ignores htaccess file

[Guest]

Hi............

I have an .htaccess file on my web site that redirects those who mistype a
URL to a "custom" .htm page on my site. This is so they don't get the
standard "file not found" error message.

It works great for anyone else......... but if you access the web site and
type in the wrong url, you can only get the standard error message, NOT the
redirected URL. This happens ONLY with my copy of IE . no one elses. Also, it
works (the .htaccess rediect) with other browsers like Netscape or Firefox. I
have no idea how to fix it.

It's nothing to do with cookies, and mt web site is not hosted on my own
computer.

Any suggestions are appreciated.

 

[Denise]

Have you checked the syntax of your .htaccess file for errors?

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[Guest]

Thanks for reply. No I'm not sure what specifics to check. But how can there
be a syntax problem if there is no problem with anyone else using IE and
accessing the redirected file. It only fails on "my computer" and my copy of
IE. If it works for everybody except me, ther has to be a problem with IE
doesn't there??