URL rewrite not working with https

[joe2]

Hi

i have written following in .htaccess

RewriteBase /

RewriteRule test 'http://www.new_domain.com/ [R]'

When i type 'http://www.domain.com/test/' . User redirects to 'www.new_domain.com'.

But when i type
'https://www.domain.com/test/' (notice the [url]https://)[/url]. System throws the 404 error (Not found).

What may be the probable reason.

Thanks in advance.