mod-rewrite Content Handling code doesn't work

Why doesn't this work?

RewriteEngine on
RewriteBase /~quux/
RewriteRule ^bogforingsprogram-bogforings-system\.html$ bogfoeringsprogram-bogfoerings-system.html [R]
RewriteRule ^gratis-bogforingsprogram\.html$ gratis-bogfoeringsprogram.html [R]
RewriteRule ^pris-paa-bogforing\.html$ pris-paa-bogfoering.html [R]

It's been made like stated here in the "Content Handling" section in http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.0/misc/rewriteguide.html but doesn't work at all.

I also made a general rewrite like this:

RewriteEngine on
Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^bogholderiet\.frac\.dk
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.bogholderiet.frac.dk/$1 [R=permanent,L]

that works like a charm...

 

I haven't mastered mod_rewrite, but i've worked with it a little. I tried a trial and error approach and finally managed to make it work.

You might want to try the [RE] command while testing. As fas as i can remember it will redirect the old url to the new url in the browser itself, so if a redirect works, you'll be able to see it in your browser window!

 

Thx, could you elaborate a little or refer me to a quality page on this topic? I don't really know what the [RE] thing stands for