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nete:default

The definition of the nete:default element is:

<!ELEMENT nete:default (nete:cond | nete:xprcond | nete:forward | nete:redirect | nete:local)>

This element is required and must be a child element of each nete:cond element. If a request does not meet the requirements of any nete:case elements contained in nete:cond elements, the nete:default element determines how to handle the request.

The possible child elements associated with the nete:default element are identical to the elements available for a nete:case element. If you create nete:cond elements as children to a nete:default, be careful to take into account a default case so that all possible client requests may be handled by the SPS.

In the following example, the nete:default element forwards all requests that do not meet the criteria of any other proxy rules to a home page of general information.

<nete:default>

<nete:forward>http://home.company.com/index.html 
</nete:forward>

</nete:default>

The opening and closing tags, <nete:forward>URL</nete:forward>, elements must be located on the same line. In the example, the </nete:forward> closing tags sometimes appear on a separate line due to space constraints, however, a line break in an actual proxy rules file causes an error. The SPS interprets line breaks before the </nete:forward> closing tag as characters that are part of the URL contained in the nete:forward element.