[wp-hackers] Redirection in wp 2.7

[Mike Schinkel]

> Why do you need an index.html in the first place? You could have a
> home.php in your theme directory instead.
Some people use it as a simple way to temporarily "hide" a live site's home
page from casual surfers or from Google before a site is launched.

I don't do that, but I know others that do.

-Mike Schinkel
http://mikeschinkel.com/custom-wordpress-plugins/