diff --git a/qse/cmd/http/httpd.c b/qse/cmd/http/httpd.c
index 1e8b555f..e38a3be7 100644
--- a/qse/cmd/http/httpd.c
+++ b/qse/cmd/http/httpd.c
@@ -152,8 +152,20 @@ struct loccfg_t
 
 	qse_mchar_t* xcfg[XCFG_MAX];
 
-	int root_is_nwad;
-	qse_nwad_t root_nwad;
+	enum
+	{
+		ROOT_TYPE_PATH = 0,
+		ROOT_TYPE_NWAD,
+		ROOT_TYPE_RELOC,
+		ROOT_TYPE_ERROR
+	} root_type;
+	union
+	{
+		qse_nwad_t nwad;
+		int error_code;
+		qse_httpd_rsrc_reloc_t reloc;
+	} root;
+
 	struct
 	{
 		qse_size_t count;
@@ -521,6 +533,7 @@ static int get_server_root (
 		}
 	}
 
+/* TODO: handle https:// .... */
 	if (loccfg->proxy.allow_http &&
 	    qse_mbszcasecmp (qpath, QSE_MT("http://"), 7) == 0)
 	{
@@ -573,25 +586,44 @@ static int get_server_root (
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (loccfg->root_is_nwad)
+	switch (loccfg->root_type)
 	{
-		/* simple forwarding. it's not controlled by proxy.http or proxy.connect  */
-		root->type = QSE_HTTPD_SERVERSTD_ROOT_PROXY;
+		case ROOT_TYPE_NWAD:
+			/* simple forwarding. it's not controlled by proxy.http or proxy.connect  */
+			root->type = QSE_HTTPD_SERVERSTD_ROOT_PROXY;
 
-		root->u.proxy.dst.nwad = loccfg->root_nwad;
-		root->u.proxy.src.nwad.type = root->u.proxy.dst.nwad.type;
+			root->u.proxy.dst.nwad = loccfg->root.nwad;
+			root->u.proxy.src.nwad.type = root->u.proxy.dst.nwad.type;
 
-		if (loccfg->proxy.pseudonym[0]) 
-			root->u.proxy.pseudonym = loccfg->proxy.pseudonym;
+			if (loccfg->proxy.pseudonym[0]) 
+				root->u.proxy.pseudonym = loccfg->proxy.pseudonym;
 
-		goto proxy_ok;
+			goto proxy_ok;
+
+		case ROOT_TYPE_RELOC:
+			root->type = QSE_HTTPD_SERVERSTD_ROOT_RELOC;
+			root->u.reloc.flags = loccfg->root.reloc.flags;
+			root->u.reloc.target = qse_mbsdup (loccfg->root.reloc.target, qse_httpd_getmmgr(httpd));
+			if (root->u.reloc.target == QSE_NULL)
+			{
+				root->type = QSE_HTTPD_SERVERSTD_ROOT_ERROR;
+				root->u.error.code = 500; /* internal server error */
+			}
+			break;
+
+		case ROOT_TYPE_ERROR:
+			root->type = QSE_HTTPD_SERVERSTD_ROOT_ERROR;
+			root->u.error.code = loccfg->root.error_code;
+			break;
+
+		default:
+			/* local file system */
+			root->type = QSE_HTTPD_SERVERSTD_ROOT_PATH;
+			root->u.path.val = loccfg->xcfg[XCFG_ROOT];
+			root->u.path.rpl = loccfg->locname.len;
+			break;
 	}
-	
-	/* local file system */
 
-	root->type = QSE_HTTPD_SERVERSTD_ROOT_PATH;
-	root->u.path.val = loccfg->xcfg[XCFG_ROOT];
-	root->u.path.rpl = loccfg->locname.len;
 	return 0;
 
 proxy_ok:
@@ -1624,11 +1656,70 @@ static int load_loccfg (qse_httpd_t* httpd, qse_xli_t* xli, qse_xli_list_t* list
 	}
 #endif
 
-	if (cfg->xcfg[XCFG_ROOT] && qse_mbstonwad (cfg->xcfg[XCFG_ROOT], &cfg->root_nwad) >= 0) 
+	cfg->root_type = ROOT_TYPE_PATH; /* default type */
+
+	if (cfg->xcfg[XCFG_ROOT])
 	{
-		cfg->root_is_nwad = 1;
+		/* check if the root value is special */
+		const qse_mchar_t* root = cfg->xcfg[XCFG_ROOT];
+
+		if (root[0] == QSE_MT('<') && QSE_ISMDIGIT(root[1]))
+		{
+			int code = 0;
+
+			root++;
+			while (QSE_ISMDIGIT(*root))
+			{
+				code = code * 10 + (*root - QSE_MT('0'));
+				root++;
+			}
+
+			if (code >= 400 && code <= 599 && root[0] == QSE_MT('>') && root[1] == QSE_MT('\0'))
+			{
+				cfg->root_type = ROOT_TYPE_ERROR;
+				cfg->root.error_code = code;
+				goto done;
+			}
+
+			if ((code == 301 || code == 302 || code == 303 || code == 307 || code == 308) && *root == QSE_MT('>'))
+			{
+				root++;
+				if (QSE_ISMPRINT(*root))
+				{
+					cfg->root_type = ROOT_TYPE_RELOC;
+					cfg->root.reloc.flags = 0;
+					switch (code)
+					{
+						case 308:
+							cfg->root.reloc.flags |= QSE_HTTPD_RSRC_RELOC_PERMANENT;
+							/* fall thru */
+						case 307:
+							cfg->root.reloc.flags |= QSE_HTTPD_RSRC_RELOC_KEEPMETHOD;
+							break;
+
+						case 301:
+							cfg->root.reloc.flags |= QSE_HTTPD_RSRC_RELOC_PERMANENT;
+							break;
+					}
+					cfg->root.reloc.target = root;
+					goto done;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		if (qse_mbstonwad (cfg->xcfg[XCFG_ROOT], &cfg->root.nwad) >= 0) 
+		{
+			if (cfg->root.nwad.type != QSE_NWAD_IN4 && cfg->root.nwad.type != QSE_NWAD_IN6)
+			{
+				qse_printf (QSE_T("ERROR: invalid address for root - [%hs]\n"), cfg->xcfg[XCFG_ROOT]);
+				return -1;
+			}
+			cfg->root_type = ROOT_TYPE_NWAD;
+			goto done;
+		}
 	}
 
+done:
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/qse/cmd/http/httpd.conf b/qse/cmd/http/httpd.conf
index 6ff42b1a..5cc950f3 100644
--- a/qse/cmd/http/httpd.conf
+++ b/qse/cmd/http/httpd.conf
@@ -29,12 +29,14 @@ server-default {
 	####################################################################
 	root = "/var/www";
 	#root = "1.2.3.4:80";
+	#root = "<302>http://www.google.com"; #301, 302, 303, 307, 308
+	#root = "<404>"; #400 - 599
 
 	# pseudonym to use in Via: for proxying
 	#pseudonym = "my-host";
 
 	realm = "default realm";
-	auth = "username:password";	
+	auth = "username:password";
 	index = "index.html",
 	        "index.cgi";
 
diff --git a/qse/include/qse/http/httpd.h b/qse/include/qse/http/httpd.h
index 20b005fe..0458f6a0 100644
--- a/qse/include/qse/http/httpd.h
+++ b/qse/include/qse/http/httpd.h
@@ -830,7 +830,7 @@ typedef struct qse_httpd_rsrc_reloc_t qse_httpd_rsrc_reloc_t;
 struct qse_httpd_rsrc_reloc_t
 {
 	int flags; /**< 0 or bitwise-ORed of #qse_httpd_rsrc_reloc_flag_t */
-	const qse_mchar_t* dst;
+	const qse_mchar_t* target;
 };
 
 typedef struct qse_httpd_rsrc_t qse_httpd_rsrc_t;
@@ -848,7 +848,7 @@ struct qse_httpd_rsrc_t
 		qse_httpd_rsrc_cgi_t cgi;
 		qse_httpd_rsrc_dir_t dir;
 
-		struct
+		struct 
 		{
 			int code;
 		} error;
@@ -1095,11 +1095,11 @@ QSE_EXPORT qse_httpd_task_t* qse_httpd_entasktext (
 	qse_htre_t*             req
 );
 
-QSE_EXPORT qse_httpd_task_t* qse_httpd_entaskerr (
+QSE_EXPORT qse_httpd_task_t* qse_httpd_entaskerror (
 	qse_httpd_t*              httpd,
 	qse_httpd_client_t*       client,
 	qse_httpd_task_t*         pred,
-	int                       code, 
+	int                       code,
 	qse_htre_t*               req
 );
 
diff --git a/qse/lib/http/httpd-cgi.c b/qse/lib/http/httpd-cgi.c
index 430c3fc4..d19f8f63 100644
--- a/qse/lib/http/httpd-cgi.c
+++ b/qse/lib/http/httpd-cgi.c
@@ -1414,7 +1414,7 @@ printf ("task_main_cgi_2 trigger[0].mask=%d trigger[1].mask=%d cmask=%d\n",
 	return 1;
 
 oops:
-	return (qse_httpd_entask_err (httpd, client, task, 500, cgi->method, &cgi->version, cgi->keepalive) == QSE_NULL)? -1: 0;
+	return (qse_httpd_entask_error (httpd, client, task, 500, cgi->method, &cgi->version, cgi->keepalive) == QSE_NULL)? -1: 0;
 }
 
 static int task_main_cgi (
@@ -1578,7 +1578,7 @@ oops:
 		cgi->script_htrd = QSE_NULL;
 	}
 
-	return (qse_httpd_entask_err (
+	return (qse_httpd_entask_error (
 		httpd, client, task, http_errnum, 
 		cgi->method, &cgi->version, cgi->keepalive) == QSE_NULL)? -1: 0;
 }
diff --git a/qse/lib/http/httpd-dir.c b/qse/lib/http/httpd-dir.c
index 2e80d280..24b9e4a5 100644
--- a/qse/lib/http/httpd-dir.c
+++ b/qse/lib/http/httpd-dir.c
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ qse_httpd_task_t* qse_httpd_entaskdir (
 				int status;
 				status = (httpd->errnum == QSE_HTTPD_ENOENT)? 404:
 					    (httpd->errnum == QSE_HTTPD_EACCES)? 403: 500;
-				return qse_httpd_entaskerr (httpd, client, pred, status, req);
+				return qse_httpd_entaskerror (httpd, client, pred, status, req);
 			}
 			else
 			{
@@ -643,7 +643,7 @@ qse_httpd_task_t* qse_httpd_entaskdir (
 				}
 			}
 				
-			return qse_httpd_entaskerr (httpd, client, pred, status, req);
+			return qse_httpd_entaskerror (httpd, client, pred, status, req);
 		}
 
 
@@ -657,11 +657,11 @@ qse_httpd_task_t* qse_httpd_entaskdir (
 				         (httpd->errnum == QSE_HTTPD_EACCES)? 403: 500;
 			}
 
-			return qse_httpd_entaskerr (httpd, client, pred, status, req);
+			return qse_httpd_entaskerror (httpd, client, pred, status, req);
 		}
 
 		default:
 			/* Method not allowed */
-			return qse_httpd_entaskerr (httpd, client, pred, 405, req);
+			return qse_httpd_entaskerror (httpd, client, pred, 405, req);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/qse/lib/http/httpd-file.c b/qse/lib/http/httpd-file.c
index 6ec079ec..a15ab2bc 100644
--- a/qse/lib/http/httpd-file.c
+++ b/qse/lib/http/httpd-file.c
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ static QSE_INLINE int task_main_getfile (
 		int http_errnum;
 		http_errnum = (httpd->errnum == QSE_HTTPD_ENOENT)? 404:
 		              (httpd->errnum == QSE_HTTPD_EACCES)? 403: 500;
-		x = qse_httpd_entask_err (
+		x = qse_httpd_entask_error (
 			httpd, client, x, http_errnum, 
 			file->method, &file->version, file->keepalive);
 		goto no_file_send;
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ static QSE_INLINE int task_main_getfile (
 		int http_errnum;
 		http_errnum = (httpd->errnum == QSE_HTTPD_ENOENT)? 404:
 		              (httpd->errnum == QSE_HTTPD_EACCES)? 403: 500;
-		x = qse_httpd_entask_err (
+		x = qse_httpd_entask_error (
 			httpd, client, x, http_errnum, 
 			file->method, &file->version, file->keepalive);
 		goto no_file_send;
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ static QSE_INLINE int task_main_getfile (
 
 		if (file->u.get.range.from >= st.size)
 		{
-			x = qse_httpd_entask_err (
+			x = qse_httpd_entask_error (
 				httpd, client, x, 416, file->method, &file->version, file->keepalive);
 			goto no_file_send;
 		}
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ static int task_main_putfile_2 (
 
 	/* snatching is over. writing error may have occurred as well.
 	 * file->u.put.status should hold a proper status code */
-	if (qse_httpd_entask_err (
+	if (qse_httpd_entask_error (
 		httpd, client, task, file->u.put.status,
 		file->method, &file->version, file->keepalive) == QSE_NULL) return -1;
 	return 0; /* no more data to read. task over */
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ static int task_main_putfile (
 	 * note: if initialization error occurred and there is contents for the
 	 * client to send, this reply may get to the client before it finishes 
 	 * sending the contents. */
-	if (qse_httpd_entask_err (
+	if (qse_httpd_entask_error (
 		httpd, client, task, file->u.put.status,
 		file->method, &file->version, file->keepalive) == QSE_NULL) return -1;
 	return 0; /* task over */
@@ -603,7 +603,7 @@ qse_httpd_task_t* qse_httpd_entaskfile (
 				/*while (tmp->next) tmp = tmp->next;*/ /* get the last value */
 				if (qse_parsehttprange (tmp->ptr, &data.u.get.range) <= -1)
 				{
-					return qse_httpd_entaskerr (httpd, client, pred, 416, req);
+					return qse_httpd_entaskerror (httpd, client, pred, 416, req);
 				}
 			}
 			else 
@@ -638,13 +638,13 @@ qse_httpd_task_t* qse_httpd_entaskfile (
 				         (httpd->errnum == QSE_HTTPD_EACCES)? 403: 500;
 			}
 				
-			return qse_httpd_entaskerr (httpd, client, pred, status, req);
+			return qse_httpd_entaskerror (httpd, client, pred, status, req);
 		}
 
 		default:
 			/* Method not allowed */
 			qse_htre_discardcontent (req);
-			return qse_httpd_entaskerr (httpd, client, pred, 405, req);
+			return qse_httpd_entaskerror (httpd, client, pred, 405, req);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/qse/lib/http/httpd-proxy.c b/qse/lib/http/httpd-proxy.c
index 802f6b62..2c820ad4 100644
--- a/qse/lib/http/httpd-proxy.c
+++ b/qse/lib/http/httpd-proxy.c
@@ -1865,7 +1865,7 @@ qse_printf (QSE_T("TRAILING DATA=%d, [%hs]\n"), (int)QSE_MBS_LEN(proxy->res), QS
 
 oops:
 	if (proxy->resflags & PROXY_RES_EVER_SENTBACK) return -1;
-	return (qse_httpd_entask_err (httpd, client, task, http_errnum, proxy->method, &proxy->version, proxy->keepalive) == QSE_NULL)? -1: 0;
+	return (qse_httpd_entask_error (httpd, client, task, http_errnum, proxy->method, &proxy->version, proxy->keepalive) == QSE_NULL)? -1: 0;
 }
 
 static int task_main_proxy_1 (
@@ -1958,7 +1958,7 @@ static int task_main_proxy_1 (
 	return 1;
 
 oops:
-	return (qse_httpd_entask_err (httpd, client, task, http_errnum, proxy->method, &proxy->version, proxy->keepalive) == QSE_NULL)? -1: 0;
+	return (qse_httpd_entask_error (httpd, client, task, http_errnum, proxy->method, &proxy->version, proxy->keepalive) == QSE_NULL)? -1: 0;
 }
 
 static void on_peer_name_resolved (qse_httpd_t* httpd, const qse_mchar_t* name, const qse_nwad_t* nwad, void* ctx)
@@ -2062,7 +2062,7 @@ printf ("XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX URL REWRITTEN TO [%s].....\n", new_url);
 			/* relocation code is given explictly, no slash appending is needed.
 			 * use qse_httpd_entask_status() rather than qse_httpd_entaskreloc(). */
 			reloc.flags = 0; 
-			reloc.dst = nuptr;
+			reloc.target = nuptr;
 
 			if (qse_httpd_entask_status (
 				httpd, proxy->client, proxy->task, redir_code, &reloc,
@@ -2402,7 +2402,7 @@ oops:
 		proxy->peer_htrd = QSE_NULL;
 	}
 
-	return (qse_httpd_entask_err (
+	return (qse_httpd_entask_error (
 		httpd, client, task, http_errnum, 
 		proxy->method, &proxy->version, proxy->keepalive) == QSE_NULL)? -1: 0;
 }
diff --git a/qse/lib/http/httpd-std.c b/qse/lib/http/httpd-std.c
index 6443dfd5..c2038551 100644
--- a/qse/lib/http/httpd-std.c
+++ b/qse/lib/http/httpd-std.c
@@ -2189,7 +2189,7 @@ if (qse_htre_getcontentlen(req) > 0)
 				/* POST without Content-Length nor not chunked */
 				req->flags &= ~QSE_HTRE_ATTR_KEEPALIVE;
 				qse_httpd_discardcontent (httpd, req);
-				task = qse_httpd_entaskerr (httpd, client, QSE_NULL, 411, req);
+				task = qse_httpd_entaskerror (httpd, client, QSE_NULL, 411, req);
 				if (task) 
 				{
 					/* 411 Length Required - can't keep alive. Force disconnect */
@@ -2204,7 +2204,7 @@ if (qse_htre_getcontentlen(req) > 0)
 				 * error code, it should return 0 with the QSE_HTTPD_RSRC_ERROR
 				 * resource. */
 				qse_httpd_discardcontent (httpd, req);
-				task = qse_httpd_entaskerr (httpd, client, QSE_NULL, 500, req);
+				task = qse_httpd_entaskerror (httpd, client, QSE_NULL, 500, req);
 			}
 			else
 			{
@@ -2252,7 +2252,7 @@ printf ("CANOT MAKE RESOURCE.... %s\n", qse_htre_getqpath(req));
 				 * '500 Internal Server Error'. If it wants to return a specific
 				 * error code, it should return 0 with the QSE_HTTPD_RSRC_ERROR
 				 * resource. */
-				task = qse_httpd_entaskerr (httpd, client, QSE_NULL, 500, req);
+				task = qse_httpd_entaskerror (httpd, client, QSE_NULL, 500, req);
 			}
 			else
 			{
@@ -2494,8 +2494,8 @@ static void free_resource (
 			break;
 
 		case QSE_HTTPD_RSRC_RELOC:
-			if (target->u.reloc.dst != qpath)
-				QSE_MMGR_FREE (httpd->mmgr, (qse_mchar_t*)target->u.reloc.dst);
+			if (target->u.reloc.target != qpath)
+				QSE_MMGR_FREE (httpd->mmgr, (qse_mchar_t*)target->u.reloc.target);
 			break;
 
 		default:
@@ -2608,8 +2608,8 @@ static int attempt_cgi (
 				/* create a relocation resource */
 				QSE_MEMSET (target, 0, QSE_SIZEOF(*target));
 				target->type = QSE_HTTPD_RSRC_RELOC;
-				target->u.reloc.dst = merge_paths (httpd, tmp->qpath, tmp->idxfile);
-				if (target->u.reloc.dst == QSE_NULL) goto oops;
+				target->u.reloc.target = merge_paths (httpd, tmp->qpath, tmp->idxfile);
+				if (target->u.reloc.target == QSE_NULL) goto oops;
 
 				/* free tmp->xpath here upon success since it's not used for relocation.
 				 * upon failure, it is freed by the caller. so the 'oops' part 
@@ -3022,7 +3022,7 @@ auth_ok:
 				qse_htre_discardcontent (req);
 				target->type = QSE_HTTPD_RSRC_RELOC;
 				target->u.reloc.flags = QSE_HTTPD_RSRC_RELOC_APPENDSLASH | QSE_HTTPD_RSRC_RELOC_PERMANENT;
-				target->u.reloc.dst = tmp.qpath;
+				target->u.reloc.target = tmp.qpath;
 				/* free xpath since it won't be used */
 				QSE_MMGR_FREE (httpd->mmgr, tmp.xpath);
 			}
@@ -3089,8 +3089,8 @@ auth_ok:
 
 				/* create a relocation resource */
 				target->type = QSE_HTTPD_RSRC_RELOC;
-				target->u.reloc.dst = merge_paths (httpd, tmp.qpath, tmp.idxfile);
-				if (target->u.reloc.dst == QSE_NULL) return -1;
+				target->u.reloc.target = merge_paths (httpd, tmp.qpath, tmp.idxfile);
+				if (target->u.reloc.target == QSE_NULL) return -1;
 			}
 			else if (acc == QSE_HTTPD_SERVERSTD_DIRACC)
 			{
diff --git a/qse/lib/http/httpd-task.c b/qse/lib/http/httpd-task.c
index b533b500..12419ebc 100644
--- a/qse/lib/http/httpd-task.c
+++ b/qse/lib/http/httpd-task.c
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ qse_httpd_task_t* qse_httpd_entask_status (
 			reloc = (qse_httpd_rsrc_reloc_t*)extra;
 			extrapre = QSE_MT("Location: ");
 			extrapst = (reloc->flags & QSE_HTTPD_RSRC_RELOC_APPENDSLASH)? QSE_MT("/\r\n"): QSE_MT("\r\n");
-			extraval = reloc->dst;
+			extraval = reloc->target;
 			break;
 		}
 
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ qse_httpd_task_t* qse_httpd_entask_status (
 }
 /*------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-qse_httpd_task_t* qse_httpd_entask_err (
+qse_httpd_task_t* qse_httpd_entask_error (
 	qse_httpd_t* httpd, qse_httpd_client_t* client, 
 	qse_httpd_task_t* pred, int code,
 	qse_http_method_t method, const qse_http_version_t* version, int keepalive)
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ qse_httpd_task_t* qse_httpd_entask_err (
 	return qse_httpd_entask_status (httpd, client, pred, code, QSE_NULL, method, version, keepalive);
 }
 
-qse_httpd_task_t* qse_httpd_entaskerr (
+qse_httpd_task_t* qse_httpd_entaskerror (
 	qse_httpd_t* httpd, qse_httpd_client_t* client, 
 	qse_httpd_task_t* pred, int code, qse_htre_t* req)
 {
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ qse_httpd_task_t* qse_httpd_entaskrsrc (
 			break;
 
 		case QSE_HTTPD_RSRC_ERROR:
-			task = qse_httpd_entaskerr (httpd, client, pred, rsrc->u.error.code, req);
+			task = qse_httpd_entaskerror (httpd, client, pred, rsrc->u.error.code, req);
 			break;
 
 		case QSE_HTTPD_RSRC_FILE:
diff --git a/qse/lib/http/httpd-text.c b/qse/lib/http/httpd-text.c
index 377cef10..625579c7 100644
--- a/qse/lib/http/httpd-text.c
+++ b/qse/lib/http/httpd-text.c
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ qse_httpd_task_t* qse_httpd_entasktext (
 
 		default:
 			/* Method not allowed */
-			return qse_httpd_entaskerr (httpd, client, pred, 405, req);
+			return qse_httpd_entaskerror (httpd, client, pred, 405, req);
 	}
 
 	qse_fmtuintmaxtombs (b_tlen, QSE_COUNTOF(b_tlen), tlen, 10, -1, QSE_MT('\0'), QSE_NULL);
diff --git a/qse/lib/http/httpd.h b/qse/lib/http/httpd.h
index 6770c200..a98ab754 100644
--- a/qse/lib/http/httpd.h
+++ b/qse/lib/http/httpd.h
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ qse_httpd_task_t* qse_httpd_entask_status (
 	int keepalive
 );
 
-qse_httpd_task_t* qse_httpd_entask_err (
+qse_httpd_task_t* qse_httpd_entask_error (
 	qse_httpd_t* httpd,
 	qse_httpd_client_t* client,
 	qse_httpd_task_t* pred,