ok, so basically, do this :
1) pick one of your blogs
2) access http://theblog.yourdomain.com/wp-admin/test/test.jpg
BANG
500 internal server error.
From error_log:
mod_rewrite: maximum number of internal redirects reached. Assuming configuration error. Use 'RewriteOptions MaxRedirects' to increase the limit if neccessary.
This happens on my install, and on all installs i've tried except wp.com.
It becomes a problem when a soccermom with a popular blog copy/pastes some stuff from the web with relative image paths inthere. imagine 50 images in the copied stuff, 50 users online, and apache goes crazy.
Any idea what rule is doing this precisely ?
Does any script under wp-admin use mod_rewrite at all ? (if not just an htaccess with "RewriteEngine Off" might do the trick).