Using a question mark in a obj.conf redirect

We seem to have a problem with the following obj.conf entry on iPlanet v6.1 SP4:

NameTrans fn="redirect" from="/xxxxxxxxx/?" url-prefix="http://www.domain.com/directory/?rid=zzzzzzzzz&"

The "?" is not recognized by the server so the redirect is never executed. We have also tried:

NameTrans fn="redirect" from="/xxxxxxxxx/%3f" url-prefix="http://www.domain.com/directory/?rid=zzzzzzzzz&"

This is also not recognized. Is the "?" a special character for iPlanet configuration?

Any help would be appreciated in solving this problem. Thanks

[581 byte] By [dvberck] at [2007-11-26 11:29:08]

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The from parameter specifies a path prefix. Paths don't include query strings (the stuff beginning with "?" in the URL).

I can't think of any easy way to do what you want in Sun ONE Web Server 6.1. However, the following could be used in Sun Java System Web Server 7.0:

NameTrans fn="redirect" from="/xxxxxxxxx/" url="http://www.domain.com/directory/?rid=zzzzzzzzz&$query"

</If>In 6.1, you'll probably need to write some code (Java Servlet, Java Filter, CGI program, or NSAPI plugin) to get the functionality you want.

elving at 2007-7-7 3:44:55 >

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