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Asked: 2026-05-10T17:55:55+00:00

How would you configure/handle extraneous/optional URLs entities (aliases, maybe)? SO is a good example:

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How would you configure/handle extraneous/optional URLs entities (aliases, maybe)?

SO is a good example:

  • stackoverflow.com/questions/99999999/
  • stackoverflow.com/questions/99999999/question-goes-here (bad example, but I couldn’t think of better)

Amazon URLs are even more confusing (e.g., the Kindle)

  • amazon.com/gp/product/B000FI73MA/
  • amazon.com/Kindle-Amazons-Wireless-Reading-Device/dp/B000FI73MA/

[EDIT] This probably isn’t the best plan-of-action, but I’m really asking this in general vs. for any single server.

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  1. This technique is commonly known as url rewriting. If you are looking out for a solution in IIS, you can use ISAPI rewrite, which is quite similar to mod_rewrite for apache. Or else, you can go for ASP.Net MVC routing mechanism.

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