redirecting files using apache

[pelegk1]

first : i have .htaccess file with :
Redirect /test http://www.walla.co.il
when i access this folder it dosent redirect me - why is that?

second :
when i access a non existing page i recive the custom 404 error and not
my 404 error :
in the httpd.conf i did :
Quote:
ErrorDocument 404 /error.htm
and i restarted the apache (this is on win2000)
but it dosnet redirect to my error page!
why is that?
thnaks in advance
peleg

[TheBearMay]

Syntax looks correct for the redirect so I'm not sure what is happening there. On the custom error page - what size is it? If it is below 512 bytes IE will ignore your page and use it's own.

[pelegk1]

maybe something in the httpd.conf should be configured?