creating .htaccess files

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From: Abraham (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 07/03/04 

Date: Sat, 3 Jul 2004 03:27:57 -0700

I wanted to create a custom 404 file. This hosting company
wants me to write the script. I am not that talented to do
it. They sent me information that essentially says this:

Use notepad to create a .htaccess file and upload it to the
root or home directory. And add lines which specify the
substitution. An example: ErrorDocument 404
http://wwww.mydomain.com/404.htm or I suppose 404.html.

Then upload it.

I did this using notepad and changed the extension from
.txt to .htaccess and uploaded it. But it doesn't work. I
don't really know what I am doing and probably didn't
decipher the true how-to-do-it meaning from the information
they supplied me. Any help on what I actually need to do to
make the .htaccess file using notepad would be appreciated
a lot.
Abraham

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