Yes, I don't think that will work.

First of all, the example I gave you was for a RewriteBase of / not /Forums/.

Second, you don't need the RewriteCond for this RewriteRule to work properly.

Third, your RewriteRule that you wrote:

Code:

RewriteRule (.*) http://xxx.xxxxxxxxxxxxx/Forums/$1 [R=301,L]

.. does not make any sense to me, sorry (your RewriteBase is /Forums/). Why would you do this? What are the URLs you want to rewrite and what is the desired output.

Honestly, I think you should hire a mod_rewrite person to help you, unless you have a test forum set up and you are OK with learning "on the fly".

I have a lot of experience with this; and it is very difficult to get these vBSEO URLs rewritten in a way that insures you do not suffer a big SEO hit from many 404 errors.

Based on the example you provided and the questions you asked, you have a lot to learn about Apache2 mod_rewrite; so you should not do this "learning and experimenting" on your live forum.