It seems like redirecting from cryptic PURLS is like the opposite approach of URL shortening. Maybe someone want to try out free and scalable open source tools on that? E.g. https://github.com/eze/tr.im - Ralf > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Im Auftrag > von Michael J. Giarlo > Gesendet: Freitag, 14. Januar 2011 20:20 > An: [log in to unmask] > Betreff: Re: [CODE4LIB] best persistent url system > > My apologies if this question is something of a moronic indulgence but > I feel compelled to ask it: > > Has anyone thought through, or put into practice, using Apache > mod_rewrite tables for this simple "redirect one URL to another" use > case? > > -Mike