in reply to Doing a proper 404 redirect

Your question is not a Perl question.

Having said that, a resource either doesn't exist (404), or has moved (301) (or something else). It cannot be moved and not exist. So, I don't understand what mean with wanting to handle a 404 as a 301.

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Re^2: Doing a proper 404 redirect
by DreamT (Pilgrim) on Mar 24, 2010 at 07:31 UTC
    Well, it kinda is a Perl question, since I want to be able to "express" a 404 error using Perl.

    Regarding the 404, there was some wrong thinking on my part:) It's of course up to me to show relevant info when the 404 is made. But, I still want search engines and such to "get" that a 404 has been made.

    In other words, I want to write a correct 404 header. The information displayed after that is basically up to me.
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      Wait. So, given that you demonstrated you know how to print "301", you now seek knowledge how to print "404"?

      Sorry, but that's way over my head.

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        No.
        I'm seeking for the _proper_ way to _signal_ a 404 to whatever visits the site (search engines, bots, etc.).
        As I wrote, there was a thought error on my behalf. I'm not looking for a redirect.

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