idiotgirl - 11:08 am on Aug 2, 2002 (gmt 0)

Scooter-

I know that'll happen if mod_rewrite is not installed on your server. You can do a lot of SetEnvIfs without mod_rewrite installed. But when you go to RewriteConds without mod_rewrite installed - the thing blows up in your face and gives a 500 error instantly.

If mod_rewrite IS installed... well... I can't offer any suggestions as to a problem unless there's a part of your .htaccess (you left out all the IP's, etc.) with a glitch you aren't noticing. The longer those things get-the harder little mistakes are to see. I'm not a server guru so the possibilities for other reasons could be limitless.

Also, your order of:

order allow,deny
deny from xx.xx.xx.xx
...
...
(several IP numbers and IP number blocks denied, of course not my provider; this rule works nicely)
...
...
allow from all

might be reversed. You list all your deny's - but you have allow as first in the order. Prob'ly still works, but it's just one thing that looked out of place at first glance.

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