I used the following .htaccess in my document root:
CODE
RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^Soundbite([0-9]+).htm+ index.php?itemid=$1
RewriteRule ^Idiotbite([0-9]+).htm+ index.php?itemid=$1&skinid=Idiots
RewriteRule ^WTKS_Member-([0-9]+).htm+ index.php?memberid=$1
RewriteRule ^Top_Ten.htm+ index.php?skinid=TopTen
RewriteRule ^Most_Recent.htm+ index.php?skinid=MostRecent
RewriteRule ^Most_Recent-Start_At_([0-9]+).htm+ index.php?skinid=MostRecent&offset=$1
RewriteRule ^New_Soundbites.htm+ index.php?skinid=ShowNew
RewriteRule ^New_Soundbites-Start_At_([0-9]+).htm+ index.php?skinid=ShowNew&offset=$1
RewriteRule ^Month_By_Month.htm+ index.php?archivelist=1
RewriteRule ^Month_By_Month-([0-9]+)-([0-9]+).htm+ index.php?archive=$1-$2
RewriteRule ^Favorites.htm+ index.php?skinid=Favorites
RewriteRule ^Idiots_Competition.htm+ index.php?skinid=IdiotBlurb
RewriteRule ^Idiotlist.htm+ index.php?skinid=Idiots
RewriteRule ^Idiotlist-Start_At_([0-9]+).htm+ index.php?skinid=Idiots&offset=$1
RewriteRule ^Write_Your_Kerry_Soundbite.htm+ index.php?skinid=AddItem
RewriteRule ^Password_Help.htm+ index.php?skinid=NewPassword
RewriteRule ^Write_Results.htm+ index.php?skinid=PostResults
RewriteRule ^Register.htm+ index.php?skinid=Register
RewriteRule ^Welcome.htm+ index.php?skinid=Welcome
RewriteRule ^Writers_Guide.htm+ index.php?skinid=WritersGuide
ErrorDocument 404 /404_Error.htm
RewriteRule ^Soundbite([0-9]+).htm+ index.php?itemid=$1
RewriteRule ^Idiotbite([0-9]+).htm+ index.php?itemid=$1&skinid=Idiots
RewriteRule ^WTKS_Member-([0-9]+).htm+ index.php?memberid=$1
RewriteRule ^Top_Ten.htm+ index.php?skinid=TopTen
RewriteRule ^Most_Recent.htm+ index.php?skinid=MostRecent
RewriteRule ^Most_Recent-Start_At_([0-9]+).htm+ index.php?skinid=MostRecent&offset=$1
RewriteRule ^New_Soundbites.htm+ index.php?skinid=ShowNew
RewriteRule ^New_Soundbites-Start_At_([0-9]+).htm+ index.php?skinid=ShowNew&offset=$1
RewriteRule ^Month_By_Month.htm+ index.php?archivelist=1
RewriteRule ^Month_By_Month-([0-9]+)-([0-9]+).htm+ index.php?archive=$1-$2
RewriteRule ^Favorites.htm+ index.php?skinid=Favorites
RewriteRule ^Idiots_Competition.htm+ index.php?skinid=IdiotBlurb
RewriteRule ^Idiotlist.htm+ index.php?skinid=Idiots
RewriteRule ^Idiotlist-Start_At_([0-9]+).htm+ index.php?skinid=Idiots&offset=$1
RewriteRule ^Write_Your_Kerry_Soundbite.htm+ index.php?skinid=AddItem
RewriteRule ^Password_Help.htm+ index.php?skinid=NewPassword
RewriteRule ^Write_Results.htm+ index.php?skinid=PostResults
RewriteRule ^Register.htm+ index.php?skinid=Register
RewriteRule ^Welcome.htm+ index.php?skinid=Welcome
RewriteRule ^Writers_Guide.htm+ index.php?skinid=WritersGuide
ErrorDocument 404 /404_Error.htm
It works fine on my development server, but not on Hostony.
I'd appreciate your ideas, since I need to fix this fast.
All the best.