Offtopic - Using mod_rewrite

Hello, Can someone on this list give practical working examples of mod_rewrite on Apache. I have tried the samples as put by its author but they do not seem to work as expected. Specifically I am looking at breaking a URL and storing info into variables. I know of two methods to get this done. One is the above which I am unable to make it work (I tried the .htaccess method RewriteRule ^/(\d+)/(.*) /$1/$2 [E=VAR:$1] but could not succeed. The other is 404 not found to be used to interpret the referring URL and redirect appropriately. Which of the above is preferred? I am looking forward to someone providing me with real practical working samples showing the .htaccess file or the 404 redirect file. TIA. :) Regards Ganesh Lohia Pintograph Computers Phone: (+91 44) 536 8272,534 4170 Fax:(+91 44) 535 6817 Email: ganesh@pobox.com, URL: http://www.pintograph.com ------------------------------------------------------- people helping internet technologies help people.(sm)

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