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	Common error messages
		These errors are very common and occur when the host server can't find the specific HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) document you requested.
		This error indicates that the server is experiencing high-traffic load and can't process the request.
		These errors often occur for one of three reasons: the host server is down, you lost your Internet connection, or you incorrectly typed the URL.
	www.brown.edu /Departments/Taubman_Center/errormsg.html (1277 words)

	Custom error page - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A custom error page is a feature of most Web server software that allows you to replace default error messages with ones you create.
		The default error messages tend to be fairly generic, and not particularly user-friendly, so making custom messages for your site is recommended.
		The Not Found (404) error is the one users are most likely to encounter, so it is the most important to customize.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Custom_error_page (431 words)

	Customized 404 messages, especially on Apache
		404 (conventionally called and displayed as "Not Found"), and the browser then takes a general action that it applies in all such cases.
		Error code 403 (Forbidden) might be issued with a customized message explaining the reason.
		Error code 410 (Gone) means that "the requested resource is no longer available at the server and no forwarding address is known".
	www.cs.tut.fi /~jkorpela/www/404.html (1581 words)

	Tips on Managing your Website (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The 404 error is the web server error code for "Page Not Found" We've all run up against this a time or two.
		Write your 404 page in that scripting language and have it send email to your webmaster whenever a 404 error is thrown.
		Error 500 is another one that is probably useful to trap like this.
	www.vtwebwizard.com /tips/page_not_found.php (647 words)

	CustomError FAQ :: Port80 Software (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		As a result, custom error page design becomes a normal part of site design in general, encouraging such best practices as error pages that match the design of a Web site and are integrated with site-wide help mechanisms like search, site maps or contact forms.
		When the option is enabled (see Error Directory tab in the Settings Manager), CustomError examines the path in the request URL and finds the errors directory (which can be named anything, but must have only one name per virtual server or site) located closest to the requested file.
		Second, the filter is only invoked on error conditions such as 404, 403, 500, etc. Using CustomError in a staging mode (see previous question), you may see a small performance hit on requests that generate errors, but in production mode you should not be able to detect page performance degradation at all.
	www.port80software.com /products/customerror/faq (1353 words)

	WebWatch: 404s, Ariadne Issue 20
		The 404 error messages for a total of 160 University web sites were analysed, as defined using the list of UK University entry points kept by NISS [1].
		Apparently if IE receives an error message from the server which is less than 512 bytes (or 1024 bytes according to some reports), it will display its own error message rather than the server's (as described on Microsoft's Support website [4].
		Since 404 error messages may be accessed by people with disabilities and using a wide range of browsers (possibly including PDAs, text-only voice browsers, etc.) it is important that the page is accessible.
	webdoc.sub.gwdg.de /edoc/aw/ariadne/issue20/404 (1958 words)

	A List Apart: Articles: The Perfect 404
		If you don’t have a site search and are in the habit of generating 404 errors, perhaps you should get one.
		But 60-year-old Doris who got a broken link while browsing a knitting site won’t have a clue what a 404 error is. If you want to use the phrase “Error 404,” do it subtly — do it as a footnote, a nod to those who understand your freaky-deaky web speak.
		You cannot say in your 404 page “This site had an incorrect link” when the errant referrer is actually one of your own.
	www.alistapart.com /articles/perfect404 (1244 words)

	Error Message Guidelines (Alertbox June 2001)
		For example, instead of saying "out of stock," your error message should either tell users when the product will be available or provide a way for users to ask to be notified when the product is restocked.
		I recommend that you write a custom 404 error message instead of relying on the server's built-in "page not found" message.
		Often, a small error message appeared on the top of the page, but since users look at the page's actionable part first (i.e., the area with the form fields), they don't typically notice the error.
	www.useit.com /alertbox/20010624.html (784 words)

	ANDREBERGERON.COM CREATING A CUSTOM 404 PAGE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		I used text links on my custom 404 page, because I wanted the page to load fast and be as direct as possible.
		I include a search box for my site on my custom 404 page, just in case visitors aren't sure which page they are looking for.
		They can enter their search terms and a list of pages will appear as well as the probability of that page being the page they are looking for.
	www.andrebergeron.com /articles/custom404.htm (817 words)

	Microsoft IIS 5.0: Configuring Custom Error Messages (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Custom Error Messages can be defined for the entire www level, per Web site, or per virtual directory level and it can map to a file or to a URL, and it can be implemented by using the Custom Errors property sheet in the IIS snap-in.
		If a 404 error occurs when mapping to a URL, the script is invoked as a URL, which passes context as part of the query string.
		The Custom Error Message feature is useful to replace the generic HTTP errors on your Web site, at the time a user encounters them.
	www.microsoft.com /technet/prodtechnol/windows2000serv/technologies/iis/tips/custerr.mspx (1393 words)

	scriptygoddess
		Scripts: 404 Error Handling part II In this post I grabbed this bit of code so that I would be emailed whenever someone hit a 404 page on my site.
		My 404 page code and all other error page codes are setup in their own root directory, error pages.
		For example, if you set up an URL path like ErrorDocument 404 http://www.mysite.com/errordocs/404error.php then.htaccess is going to redirect as if it's going to a different website and you will get the script path in your email instead of the error path.
	www.scriptygoddess.com /archives/2004/03/18/404-error-handling-part-ii (1472 words)

	A Custom 404 Page
		If you have your own domain name, you can create a custom 404 error page for your visitors.
		Also, this is case sensitive, so be sure to check the case of the E and D in ErrorDocument before you proceed.
		Once that is done, you can test your new error page by typing in a url that you know does not exist on your server.
	www.pageresource.com /zine/custom404.htm (582 words)

	Description of General Internet Error Messages
		This error is common with proxy servers (a server on a local area network that lets you connect to the Internet without using a modem).
		This error is caused by erroneous data on the line between you and the requested site.
		This is caused by a URL syntax error, or the news server may not carry the newsgroup you are trying to access.
	support.microsoft.com /default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;151117 (1099 words)

	PCWorld.com - 'Wrong Page, Sucka!'
		For spectators, the hunt for 404 error messages is a pastime.
		Ultimately, a 404 message is merely standard code that a server spits out when Web pages are removed or do not exist.
		Return codes in the 500-599 ranges are referred to as "server errors." These errors indicate an internal server error or a configuration problem that prevents a server from properly answering a request.
	msn.pcworld.com /news/article/0,aid,90184,00.asp (864 words)

	HTTP/1.1: Status Code Definitions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Except when responding to a HEAD request, the server SHOULD include an entity containing an explanation of the error situation, and whether it is a temporary or permanent condition.
		Response status codes beginning with the digit "5" indicate cases in which the server is aware that it has erred or is incapable of performing the request.
		The server is indicating that it is unable or unwilling to complete the request using the same major version as the client, as described in section 3.1, other than with this error message.
	www.w3.org /Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec10.html (4317 words)

	Implementing Sensible 404 Pages With Apache
		As web surfers, we have all collided with 404 error pages, and some endeavour to correct the error be checking the URL for stupid mistakes that often happen.
		The thing about default 404 error pages is they often give only the error code and a short description, and if you were oblivious to the web site you were attempting to visit, the page reveals very little about the site, or a link to the home page so you can start again.
		This error occurs when a user requests a page from a web server that does not physically exist (the page, that is).
	www.devarticles.com /c/a/Apache/Implementing-Sensible-404-Pages-With-Apache (549 words)

	ASP.NET Resources - ASP.NET Custom Error Pages (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		If a custom error page is available, it will be shown to the remote users only.
		The reason we went this far with error trapping is the insight we gain about the problem.
		As I was researching the topic of custom error pages I couldn't help wondering where 404s originate from and how we end up seeing custom 404 pages.
	www.aspnetresources.com /articles/CustomErrorPages.aspx (1878 words)

	Best 404 of the Week \| MetaFilter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		I mentioned the recent 404 meme to Auriea Harvey of Entropy8 fame and got her to fix her 404s on entropy8 and entropy8zuper...
		Room 404 asserts that 404 was named after a room at CERN (if you read about Tim Berners-Lee above, you'll know that that's where the web began) where the original web servers were located.
		According to the W3C, 404 Not Found is only supposed to be used in cases where the server cannot find the requested location and is unsure of its status.
	www.metafilter.com /mefi/28404 (820 words)

	404 Research Lab
		this 404 is definitely nsfw, but i couldn't resist posting it.
		There are lots more where this came from: Area 404.
		Here are some tricks that will make you a 404 conqueror.
	www.plinko.net /404 (145 words)

	Custom error responses
		Customizable responses can be defined to be activated in the event of a server detected error or problem.
		if a script crashes and produces a "500 Server Error" response, then this response can be replaced with either some friendlier text or by a redirection to another URL (local or external).
		NCSA httpd 1.3 would return some boring old error/problem message which would often be meaningless to the user, and would provide no means of logging the symptoms which caused it.
	httpd.apache.org /docs/1.3/custom-error.html (424 words)

	Custom Error Pages at Dreamweaver FAQ.com
		If you are not the administrator of the NT server you will have to ask someone to make these settings as they need to be done at the physical server level.
		You will never have a code 404 page not found error again no matter how many pages you move, change the names of, or just forget to upload.
		All 404 page not found errors will be redirected to your opening page automatically.
	www.dwfaq.com /Tutorials/Miscellaneous/custom_error_page.asp (841 words)

	Custom Error Page Review
		There are no cryptic error messages to make me think something went wrong.
		Here's more than you ever wanted to know about the 404 error code (and the 403 and the 410) according to RFC 2068.
		They are using asp.net and did not use thier web config file right to specify as good 404 error page.
	www.port80software.com /200ok/archive/2005/01/12/245.aspx (488 words)

	The SaltwaterPizza Blog (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		If you search on Google for "404 error," you'll quickly realize that Network Administrators LOVE to personalize their web server's "404" error messages.
		404 error in multiple languages, including binary and southern!
		If you know of any other interesting 404 error pages, send me an email and I'll add them to the list.
	www4.ncsu.edu /~niven/saltwaterpizza/2004/08/collection-of-interesting-404-error.html (129 words)

	Technorati Tag: error
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	technorati.com /tag/error (501 words)

	ONLamp.com -- Custom Error Pages with PHP and Apache
		You can serve an alternate page based on the name of the page that was not found, create a page on the fly from a database, or send an email about the missing page to a webmaster.
		with other status codes, though, so if you have one error-handling page for multiple statuses, you can use this variable to determine which error status caused the error-handling page to be loaded.
		The www.php.net site uses a custom error response to turn handy shortcut URLs like http://www.php.net/xml into the correct URL for the XML section of the manual.
	www.onlamp.com /pub/a/onlamp/2003/02/13/davidsklar.html (1711 words)

	Creating a 404 Error Tracker with Visual Basic 6.0 (Visual Basic 6.0 Technical Articles)
		where logo.gif is in /images/logo.gif, then a 404 hit in the /test/ folder will result in one of those lovely broken images (since 404.asp is "running" in /test/ it is looking for /test/images/logo.gif instead of /images/logo.gif).
		The beauty of this solution is that when you use an ASP page to process 404 errors, the query string includes the page that was being requested (and the headers often provide information for the page that contained the bad link).
		Next you need to test that the length of the query string is at least four and that the first four characters are "404;".
	msdn.microsoft.com /library/en-us/dnvb600/html/404track.asp (2350 words)

	15 Seconds : Custom Error Pages with IIS 4.0
		This is probably the simplest way to modify the error message on a per-server basis, however there are things that can be done to make the user's life easier.
		Mapping error messages to Active Server pages is probably only a good idea when with messages are in the 400-499 range.
		In other words, if you have the 404 error mapped to 404.asp, when the 404.asp page is called, the server sends the error status, 404, and the request from the browser that caused the error.
	www.15seconds.com /issue/980210.htm (1898 words)

	inFusion Error Processor for WebSite
		inFusion Error Processor is an extension to Website (version 1.1e or higher or any version of Website Professional).
		The error page is rendered using ColdFusion and has the exact look and feel of our site.
		Click here for an example of a 404 error.
	www.coolfusion.com /iEP.cfm (331 words)

	Friendly error handling \| Blog \| 1976design.com
		I’ve already mentioned the 404 error pages I’ve set up, but I’ve also taken the time to ensure that any other typos, broken links, or mistakes on my part give the user some friendly and helpful feedback.
		With the addition of these error pages, your site is probably one of the most consistent that I have ever seen.
		I think I may model my own 404 page after yours, as it seems to be FAR more useful than the apache default that I have in place currently.
	www.1976design.com /blog/archive/2004/01/10/error-handling (1324 words)

	Customer error pages (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		You can customize error messages (404 Not Found, for example) by creating a file called.htaccess and including the appropriate entries.
		Here are three examples of specifying error documents which will be called for a given error condition (note that you can use relative "thisfile.html" or absolute addressing "http://www.yourdomain.com/thisfile.html"):
		Frontpage uses the.htaccess file, and editing it may cause errors in your configuration.
	www.smart-web-hosting.com /domain_support/programming/404.htm (477 words)

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