Renaming URLs

[keyplyr]

this question was posted in the Google forum but was buried in a matter of minutes. If no one minds, I'm reposting here because I'd really appreciate some feedback - thanks

I renamed a couple pages to have more descriptive URLs. In .htaccess I have used:
Redirect 301 /old_name.html [domain.com...]

1.) Will the new page inherit PR from the old page?

2.) Will sites that link to the old page name continue to add linkage to the new page?

3.) Should I expect to see entries in my error log each time a referral is redirected?

I have a plethora of badly named pages (created when I was a newbe and didn't know any better!) I am considering renaming them all.

4.) Should this be done all at once or would it be better to do a couple at a time, or does it really matter?

Thanks.

[jdMorgan]

keyplyr,

1) Yes. The new URL will replace the old one in SE indexes (indices?) and take its PR.
2) Depends on whether the webmaster checks his outgoing links. (If I understood your question)
3) No. A 301 redirect is not an error, M$ servers just insist on using text that describes 301 as an error. HTTP error codes start with "4", e.g. "404-Not Found".
4) Don't get me to lyin'! I suppose there's a risk of confusing the Google PR calculator with too many redirects to follow, but I sort of doubt it. However, if potential lo$$e$ are high, do it slowly.

Requisite disclaimer: The above is what I have experienced. That was 6 months ago. Things could have changed. Don't blame me if it doesn't work this way anymore! IOW, this information could be worth a lot less than what you paid me for it! ;)

Jim