Thanks Andreas,

> First you need to find out whether you can use Apache's .htaccess
> files for directives. Create a file named
> .htaccess
> in your www directory and write some garbage into it.
> If you get an "Internal server error", then we can proceed further.
> If you do not get such an error, speak to the server administrator.

I can do that and I am already using it as a work-round, generating
404 errors for the removed pages.

I'd still like to know if there is a better way.

Peter