Cf7 / jrun / apache2 - 404 error handling

Hello,
As I understand it with a CF7 / jrun / Apache setup, when a
404 occurs Apache sets a 404 code in the header and passes the 404
off to ColdFusion for handling. I would like to leverage the power
of Apache's mod_rewrite module for 404 errors btu am running into
some troubles. I have not been able to find a way to stop Apache
from passing 404 errors off to ColdFusion and so far, my
mod_rewrite rules in a virtualhost block are being skipped over
when a 404 occurs.
Perhaps this is not a ColdFusion question but a jrun or
Apache one. If anyone's reading this and has a similar server setup
and uses Apache for 404 handling of cfm files, please share how
you're doing it. Or if anyone knows of a better place to post this,
I'm all ears.
Thanks everyone!
-Matt MacDougall

Try doing the settings in the Administrator once again. You never know.
On the page Debug Output Settings, tick the checkbox Enable Robust Exception Information. Press the button to Submit Changes.
On the page Debugging IP Addresses, verify that your IP (for example, 127.0.0.1) has been added. If not, add it.

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