Kayla Block wrote:
> (someone else wrote):
> > The first step is to deliver a default page whenever someone types an
> > incorrect URL or clicks a link to a web page that no longer exists
> > (although a sound rule to follow is to never delete URL's - which is a
> > difficult discipline to maintain - and another subject altogether - we
> > have deleted only a handful of URL's since 1995).
>
> The downside is that I often want to know what url actually was sent to the
> browser. By redirecting me, you've taken way my ability to determine that.
> Sometimes a 404 happens because a click on an email doesn't pass the full
> url to the browser. If I see a redirected page, I can't determine if that's
> why I'm seeing the 404.
I agree with Kayla. Some 404 pages will display the URL that was entered, which
is what I prefer.
Unless there is some technical reason not to do this.
-- Louise
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Louise Penberthy
Baltimore, MD U.S.A.
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