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Does the Apache rewrite map approach with http://hdl.handle.net/ handles? We mint handles like: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/1710 and the handle.net handle server listens on a custom port that helps that get resolved to https://researcharchive.vuw.ac.nz/handle/10063/1710 cheers stuart -- ...let us be heard from red core to black sky On Tue, 2 Mar 2021 at 12:47, Hardy Pottinger <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Hello! I've worked with an institution which moved from a custom repository > to a DSpace repository (generating handles) and then decided to move > elsewhere (oh no, our handles need to redirect!) We ended up using an > Apache rewrite map [1] on the DSpace server's Apache front-end proxy. It's > a bit fiddly to set up, and you'll get to use your scripting skills to > generate the map and config. But as soon as it's done, it'll just do its > job. > > 1. https://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/rewrite/rewritemap.html > > On Mon, Mar 1, 2021 at 5:38 PM Kun Lin <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > For handle, if you are using hdl.handle.net domain, you have to maintain > > the handle server for it to resolve. But if you are using your own domain > > name, it's very easy to write a script for URL redirect. This is the reason > > I insisted on using our domain name instead of hdl.handle.net > > However, handle.net organization did tell me before that they are open to > > the idea of a customized 404 page for organization that moved away from > > handle and decommissioned their handle server. > > > > Kun Lin > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Code for Libraries <[log in to unmask]> On Behalf Of Peter > > Murray > > Sent: Monday, March 1, 2021 2:52 PM > > To: [log in to unmask] > > Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Moving away from handle service > > > > If it were me, I’d write a script that fills an S3 bucket with HTML files > > containing > > > > <meta http-equiv="refresh" content="time; URL=new_url" /> > > > > ...and nice body content that points users to handle destination. Then > > throw > > a CloudFront distribution in front of it, change the DNS, and call it a > > day. > > You’ll spend a couple bucks a month for storage and bandwidth, but the > > ultimate control stays with the institution. > > > > Peter > > On Mar 1, 2021, 5:19 PM -0500, Stuart A. Yeates <[log in to unmask]>, > > wrote: > > > My institution has used handles for more than a decade and would like > > > to stop (non-standard ports, special server, etc), particularly as > > > we're now committed to DOIs. > > > > > > However, we don't want to break URLs. > > > > > > Does anyone know of a third party service that we can hand a list of > > > handle-to-URL-mappings and walk away? Preferably with a single upfront > > > payment rather than on-going cost. > > > > > > cheers > > > stuart > > > -- > > > ...let us be heard from red core to black sky > >