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==Understanding Web Error Handling==
==Understanding Web Error Handling==
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Visitors encounter errors at even the best web sites. As site administrator, you may delete out-of-date posts, but another web site may have a link to your inside page for that post.
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Visitors encounter errors at even the best websites. As site administrator, you may delete out-of-date posts, but another website may have a link to your inside page for that post.
When a user clicks on a link to a missing page, the web server will send the user an error message such as <tt>404 Not Found</tt>. Unless your webmaster has already written custom error messages, the standard message will be in plain text and that leaves the users feeling a bit lost.
When a user clicks on a link to a missing page, the web server will send the user an error message such as <tt>404 Not Found</tt>. Unless your webmaster has already written custom error messages, the standard message will be in plain text and that leaves the users feeling a bit lost.