permanent redirect: 100% compatible with Google?

[webcertain]

Hi All,
Whilst checking the backlinks shown for a site (let's call it www.site.com) in Google, I've seen a Dmoz listing that points to www.oldsite.com. There's a 301 redirect from www.oldsite.com towards www.site.com. Has anybody seen similar case? I knew that 301 is the only search engine friendly redirect, but I'm amazed that it is so friendly!!
Cheers,
Johann

[Marcia]

>>Has anybody seen similar case?

Yes, definitely. Google handles 301 redirects (which they recommend) very well for the most part, and links to the first domain end up being counted toward the domain forwarded to. That's what I've seen so far, at any rate. Not so with 302's.

[webcertain]

Cheers Marcia

[LadyDuck]

Can someone take the time to tell me what a 301 and 302 redirect are? I am not new to programming or SEO, but I don't know all the shorthand and buzzwords quite.

Thank you for your help, in advance. *smiles*

[webcertain]

301 is a permanent redirect, and 302 a temporary one or in other words with a 301 you're saying: the page you tried to access has been permanently move to the new one you will be redirect to in x second, and with a 302 the page you tried to access is temporarely changed for the one you will be redirected to..
Hope this help, sorry for the poor wording but it's friday eve.
Johann

[LadyDuck]

Is there a difference in the coding, or simply the wording on the page?

I would like to make sure that some of the redirects I am using will not cause troubles.

Thank you yet again. I know your time is valuable, so I really appreciate the help.

[webcertain]

Hi Ladyduck,
You are right to check your redirect, a temporary redirect is really not a good idea..
URL Redirect Server Response Check is a great tool, and for the code you should visit http://www.seoconsultants.com/w3c/status-codes/
Cheers,
Johann