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difference between temporal and permanent redirect

tempoaral when should be used?

         

silverbytes

7:38 pm on Mar 29, 2004 (gmt 0)

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I wonder in what case should someone use temporal redirect... I use a lot of permanet redirects so when exactly should temporal redirect be used?

In the other hand is there any syntax to make the httacess shorter when you have too many permanent redirections?
Many of my redirections point to the same url:

Redirect permanent /index.htm [mynewsite.com...]

Redirect permanent /anotherpage.htm [mynewsite.com...]

is there someting like an OR operator (Redirect permanent /index.htm OR anotherpage.htm [mynewsite.com...]

?

moltar

7:20 am on Mar 30, 2004 (gmt 0)

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You could use temp redirect when you are heavily updating a site and want to redirect to another page to indicate that.

I think SEs in that case will not update their databases, and will think its temp and come back later. Also I think some browsers change your bookmark if they get permanent redirect from a link in favourites. So that will also save you from 404 later when you go back to your old URL.

Both can be useful at times.

ukgimp

7:29 am on Mar 30, 2004 (gmt 0)

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>>temporal redirect

This one sends a user back in time to a pre florida SERP.

:) Sorry. I watched Star Trek trek when I was younger.