[Koha-devel] FW: [Koha-bugs] [Bug 816] New: /index.html uses deprecated meta-refresh

[Owen Leonard]

> http://bugs.koha.org/cgi-bin/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=816
> 
>            Summary: /index.html uses deprecated meta-refresh
>
> The front page of default koha sites uses a meta-refresh (deprecated by the 
> w3c)
> to redirect to the correct page.  It should probably use a http "302 moved" 
> instead.

I'd like to get suggetions from the list on this one.  I agree with it--meta-
refresh is not just deprecated, it was never in the spec to begin with, as far 
as I can tell.  It has its uses, but I agree with the bug-poster that this 
isn't an appropriate one.

But--do we have a viable alternative?  To make some other kind of redirect 
would require changes to Apache's configuration.  Can that be automated in a 
Koha install?  I don't know the mechanics of it, so I'm asking for help.

Any ideas?

Thanks,

  Owen