[tor-bugs] #18893 [Metrics/Globe]: Redirect Globe requests to Atlas

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#18893: Redirect Globe requests to Atlas
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 Reporter:  karsten        |          Owner:  isis
     Type:  enhancement    |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium         |      Milestone:
Component:  Metrics/Globe  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal         |     Resolution:
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Comment (by iang):

 Replying to [comment:1 saint]:
 > If you are planning to continue using Apache, it's possible to do this
 with `mod_rewrite` (even with anchors).  For anchor links, it requires the
 `NE` flag with a 301 http code.  This will keep Apache from converting #
 into its hex equivalent.
 >
 > So something like:
 > {{{
 > RewriteEngine On
 >
 > Rewrit­eCond %{HTTP­_HOST} ^globe.torproject.org/#/relay/(.*)$ [NC]
 > RewriteRule ^atlas.torproject.org/#details/$1[NE,R=301]
 >
 > Rewrit­eCond %{HTTP­_HOST} ^globe.torproject.org/#/search/query=(.*)$
 [NC]
 > RewriteRule ^atlas.torproject.org/#search/$1[NE,R=301]
 >
 > }}}
 >
 > should work.

 I'm pretty sure the NE trick is for rewriting *to* a URL with an anchor.
 But Apache will never see the *original* anchor, as Lunar points out
 above.

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