Comments on: What’s New at Linden’s Pensieve: Blocked IPs and Easy-to-Remember Linden URLs http://lindenamueller.com/blog/2009/06/whats-new-at-lindens-pensieve-blocked-ips-and-easy-to-remember-linden-urls/ silvery strands of thought Fri, 30 Dec 2011 16:45:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Chris Pugh http://lindenamueller.com/blog/2009/06/whats-new-at-lindens-pensieve-blocked-ips-and-easy-to-remember-linden-urls/comment-page-1/#comment-3043 Chris Pugh Thu, 04 Jun 2009 22:38:43 +0000 http://lindenamueller.com/blog/?p=1268#comment-3043 I'm sure there's an easier way to configure htaccess to look for either/or (capital), but I'm no htaccess master. Easy URL it is! I’m sure there’s an easier way to configure htaccess to look for either/or (capital), but I’m no htaccess master.

Easy URL it is!

]]> By: xgravity23 http://lindenamueller.com/blog/2009/06/whats-new-at-lindens-pensieve-blocked-ips-and-easy-to-remember-linden-urls/comment-page-1/#comment-3036 xgravity23 Thu, 04 Jun 2009 20:04:11 +0000 http://lindenamueller.com/blog/?p=1268#comment-3036 @Chris: So. smart. Why didn't I think of that. Just FYI, I really hate the name "vanity URL." How about "easy URL"? "Straightforward URL"? @Chris: So. smart. Why didn’t I think of that.

Just FYI, I really hate the name “vanity URL.” How about “easy URL”? “Straightforward URL”?

]]> By: Chris Pugh http://lindenamueller.com/blog/2009/06/whats-new-at-lindens-pensieve-blocked-ips-and-easy-to-remember-linden-urls/comment-page-1/#comment-3034 Chris Pugh Thu, 04 Jun 2009 17:03:50 +0000 http://lindenamueller.com/blog/?p=1268#comment-3034 I suppose if you're really worried about the capitalization issue, you could do the following. # This allows you to redirect a subfolder to any other domain Redirect /facebook http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?YOUR-ID-HERE Redirect /Facebook http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?YOUR-ID-HERE It doesn't really worry me though... since I use them internally and haven't really told people to visit my special vanity URL. Also, there's been talk this week of Facebook allowing vanity urls soon. Keep an eye out. I suppose if you’re really worried about the capitalization issue, you could do the following.

# This allows you to redirect a subfolder to any other domain
Redirect /facebook http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?YOUR-ID-HERE
Redirect /Facebook http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?YOUR-ID-HERE

It doesn’t really worry me though… since I use them internally and haven’t really told people to visit my special vanity URL.

Also, there’s been talk this week of Facebook allowing vanity urls soon. Keep an eye out.

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