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Thanks Michael.

I don't recall why, but I don't think you can use a full (absolute) path for the first part of a "Redirect 301" statement Could you try just: "Redirect 301 /index.html http://www.abc.com" Typically, the rewrite command (with flag of "R=301") is much more flexible. The "Redirect 301" syntax has some limitations - it's easier to use, but it only covers a few, simple situations.