this url is not pretty
I was hoping to always keep www.egrigg9000.com/weblog as the way to get to my weblog. If I changed platforms, then it would still work via redirects. However, it seems for the web page, it can't work that way, mostly because I got lazy and actually put something at that location I wasn't willing to delete. Word to the wiser: if you have a medium-term redirect plan, use it!
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This is so true! I moved my own weblog a few weeks ago with the sole intention of making the URL, or at least the domain name, the kind of thing that I could take with me if I changed ISPs. What seemed like a simple move in theory turned out to be a lot more complex, and involved many re-renders of all my weblog posts to get all the new links right.
I'd definitely recommend all would-be long term webloggers to think about their hosting options and URLs, 'cos it's going to be a lot harder to change in the future if you don't.
Posted by: David Davies | March 21, 2004 03:55 AM