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
> >