text: Define managed paths-10-09
  Before you perform this procedure, confirm that:
  You have read the topic Configure settings for a Web application.
  Use the following procedures to define managed paths for a Web application.Define the managed paths for a Web application by using Central Administrator
  On the top link bar of the Central Administration Web site, click Application Management.
  On the Application Management page, in the SharePoint Web Application Management section, click Define managed paths.
  On the Define Managed Paths page, verify that the Web application you want is selected. If it is not, in the Web Application section, on the Web Application menu, click Change Web Application.
  On the Select Web Application page, click the Web application for which you want to define managed paths.
  After the correct Web application is selected, in the Add a New Path section, to include a new path within the URL namespace, type the path in the Path box.
  Click Check URL to check the URL. A Web browser will open to the specified path.
  In the Type list, select one of the following:
  Wildcard inclusion to include all paths that are subordinate to the specified path.
  Explicit inclusion to include the site that is indicated by the specified path. Sites subordinate to the specified path are not included.
  To delete a path or paths, in the Included Paths section, select the check boxes for the paths that you want to delete and then click Delete selected paths.
  Click OK.
  On the drive where SharePoint Products and Technologies is installed, open a command-line window and type the following command:
  cd %CommonProgramFiles%\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\bin
  To add a path, type the following command:
  stsadm -o addpath -url < path> -type {Explicitinclusion | Wildcardinclusion}
  where path is the URL path to the Web application.
  Use one of the following values for type:
  Explicitinclusion to include the site indicated by the specified path, but not include sites subordinate to the specified path.
  Wildcardinclusion to include all paths that are subordinate to the specified path.
  For more information, see Addpath: Stsadm operation (Office SharePoint Server).
  To delete a path, type the following command:
  stsadm -o deletepath -url < path>
  where path is the URL path to the Web application.
  For more information, see Deletepath: Stsadm operation (Office SharePoint Server).
  For information about:
  Using paths or host names to organize team site URLs, see Plan for collaboration sites.
  Using Web applications for hosting collaboration sites, see Design logical architecture for collaboration sites.