When pentesting it is useful to know when apache mod_rewrite is enabled. But when one comes across a web server that does not utilize PHP it is difficult to tell if mod_rewrite is enabled considering that URL redirection isn't very necessary. Is there any way to tell if it is enabled (remotely) without simply guessing common URL redirections?
You might be able to test for poorly configured mod_rewrite configurations.
Of course, these are probes that only work if mod_rewrite exists and is unpatched and configured in a certain way.
Otherwise, I'm not sure if one could detect what is supposed to be transparent...