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
>