Re: Replacement of .htaccess with symlinks

Hello Branden,

Thanks for your fast reply.

Le 08/03/2026 à 04:00, G. Branden Robinson a écrit :
> Hello again Thérèse,
> 
> At 2026-03-07T16:33:21-0600, G. Branden Robinson wrote:
>> At 2026-03-07T14:51:07+0100, Thérèse Godefroy via bug-groff wrote:
>>> There are talks of switching the www.gnu.org web server from Apache
>>> to Nginx. The problem is that Nginx doesn't support .htaccess. So we
>>> need to replace the redirections that are now in
>>> /groff/manual/.htaccess with symlinks. An obsolete redirection of
>>> groff.es.html to groff.html could also be removed.
>>>
>>> If you agree but don't have time to apply the attached patch, I will
>>> gladly do it.
> [snip]
>> I'll take a crack at it.  Thanks for the heads-up!
> 
> It looks like you already took care of it, incorporating my feedback
> above.  Thanks!
>

groff/.symlinks hasn't changed for the last 25 years.  :)


> Should I be getting an HTTP 502 from:
> 
> https://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/groff/
> 
> ?
>

This happens once in a while. The GNU/FSF servers are under constant
DDoS from AI bots these days, and they can't keep up. This is especially
bad on week-ends, when no sysadmin is on duty.

> Regards,
> Branden


Best,
Thérèse