title: .htaccess 301 remove folder by position
body: <p>I need to set up some 301 redirects between links residing on the same domain. 
  Native urls syntax is    <strong>/product/XX/productname</strong> or <strong>/product/XXX/productname</strong>
  New urls syntax will be  <strong>/product/productname</strong></p>
  
  <p>the "XX" position stands for a two or three digits variable number that I need to get rid of.</p>
  
  <p>What rewrite rule can I use?</p>
  
  <p>Thanks!</p>