allowing 403 page to denied IPs

[nancyb]

From this old thread [webmasterworld.com]

RewriteRule!^403.*\.html$ - [F]

Note that any User-agent is allowed to access my custom 403 pages - it's only fair...

I noticed that the rewrite rule for the 403 page was inserted after each "block". I only have it once in htaccess (and it's n ot working). Is there a sequence I missed following or does this need to be included after each type of deny, block, rewrite condition.

Sorry to be such a pest, but for all my reading, I can't seem to get this rewrite stuff through my thick skull.
Thanks

[wilderness]

In the old thread you referenced too it requires the 403 line twice, because they are two separtate "blocks."

If you have other "blocks" for the application of rewrite conditions written to work with 403 pages? Than those blocks would require the 403 line as well.

Any place in your htaccess which requires closure with
"RewriteRule .* - [F]" or "[F]" could potentially use the 403 page rule.

[nancyb]

I'll go back and re read about [F] and closure. I'm not sure I even used those where I was supposed to.

Thank you wilderness, that'll get me started again!

[wilderness]

Nancy
This is a good example:
[webmasterworld.com...]

There are five potential applications of the 403 page in the five separate "blocks."

[nancyb]

thank you, again. I don't know how I missed seeing your post earlier since I've been monitoring forum11 so I could learn more. I'll go study :)