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Implications of using ErrorDocument instead of Redirect

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Implications of using ErrorDocument instead of Redirect
I recently moved server and I want to put a redirect request from the last site. Unfortunately, the old server wouldn't let me use redirect. Instead, they suggested that I delete my index file and use errordocument

Are there any implications? For example, search engine links and such?
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A Redirect would be better b/c it would allow you to have the server send a "permanently moved" header which would trigger the SEs to update their links. I'm thinking using an ErrorDocument directive would cause most SEs to drop the link, but I'm not sure. Moving to the SEO forum for confirmation.
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Are you allowed to customize the error document ?
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Yes I believe I can do a .htaccess with the errordocument directive.
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I'm thinking of setting up the error document page to hold the redirection.
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ErrorDocument 404 http://yourcompanysite.com ?

but then i am not sure if that will have a bad impact on SEs - which is the object of this thread - to find out the implications...
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