From: http://smcv.pseudorandom.co.uk/ <smcv@web>
Date: Sat, 4 Jun 2011 16:18:31 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: comments on interop with other servers
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comments on interop with other servers
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diff --git a/doc/plugins/404.mdwn b/doc/plugins/404.mdwn
index bf033202a..ab6ac4dea 100644
--- a/doc/plugins/404.mdwn
+++ b/doc/plugins/404.mdwn
@@ -13,4 +13,11 @@ file:
 (The path here needs to be whatever the path is to the ikiwiki.cgi from
 the root of your web server.)
 
+This plugin might also be useful on some non-Apache web servers, if they provide the
+`REDIRECT_STATUS` and `REDIRECT_URL` environment variables to their 404 handlers.
+`REDIRECT_STATUS` should be `404` and `REDIRECT_URL` should be the path
+part of the URL (for instance it would be `/plugins/404/` if this page was missing).
 
+If you would like help with adapting this plugin for a different web server,
+you will need to provide the output of
+[[this 404 handler|forum/nginx:_404_plugin_not_working#comment-6b1607f7961d2873517d4780f56ac3ad]].