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The following asp file will provide 301 redirects from specific broken links to the cooresponding correct file. It will also redirect any other requests for files that generate a 404 error to the site index.

Create a file called 404.asp in the site root and change the server 404 path to reflect this location.

/404.asp

<%
sname = Request.ServerVariables("QUERY_STRING")
sname = lcase(sname)

if InStr(sname,"broken-link1.html") <> 0 then
Response.Status = "301 Moved Permanently"
Response.AddHeader "Location", "http://www.domain.com/file1.html"

elseif InStr(sname,"broken-link2.html") <> 0 then
Response.Status = "301 Moved Permanently"
Response.AddHeader "Location", "http://www.domain.com/file2.html"

elseif InStr(sname,"broken-link3.html") <> 0 then
Response.Status = "301 Moved Permanently"
Response.AddHeader "Location", "http://www.domain.com/file3.html"

elseif InStr(sname,"broken-link4.html") <> 0 then
Response.Status = "301 Moved Permanently"
Response.AddHeader "Location", "http://www.domain.com/file4.html"

elseif InStr(sname,"broken-link5.html") <> 0 then
Response.Status = "301 Moved Permanently"
Response.AddHeader "Location", "http://www.domain.com/file4.html"


else
response.redirect "http://www.domain.com/"
end if
%>