Got to share-Error 404: what it means??
By parthajena
@parthajena (536)
India
May 28, 2008 10:09pm CST
They're not as aggravating as the infamous "blue screen of death," but 404 errors can still ruin a web surfer's day. I don't come across as many of 'em as I used to, but I still thought it might be interesting to learn where the name came from.
In the case of the 404, the first "4'' indicates a client error"the server is saying that you've done something wrong, such as misspell the URL or request a page which is no longer there." The middle "0'' indicates a general syntax error. this could indicate a spelling mistake. The last "4'' indicates the specific type of error "within the '40x' group.the 404 status message is used "when the server does not wish to reveal exactly why the request has been refused, or when no other response is applicable."
Long story short, there is a method to the madness. there are standards for everything, including error messages. For example, while a 4xx error indicates a client error, a 5xx message indicates a server error, a 3xx message indicates a redirect, and so forth.
So theres the mystery of error 404.
Please share if you have such other info on errors.
Have a good day.
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@praveenjena (1304)
• India
7 Jun 08
Hello buddy.
That was indeed a very informative post. Ya there are a lot of errors that we come across while working in windows and many other programs.
And the bing sound red cross in a dialogue screen that sometimes do not move how much we cancel it is very annoying.
The error 404 about which you have mentioned is the most common that we come across with.
This is an informative post and hope that it will catch up soon. I will add up about some more errors in the future.
Have a good day.
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@parthajena (536)
• India
14 Jun 08
I will be hoping to get some updates from you. These errors are annoying but they seem inevitable.
Thanks for responding.
