Date sent: Mon, 28 Feb 2000 21:12:39 +1100
From: Ben Donohue <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [SLUG] what is favicon.ico
> hi all,
> in my web server logs i get the following...
>
> "get /blahblah/favicon.ico http/1.0" 404 172
>
> obviously i don't have a favicon.ico hence the 404 file not found.
> but why is the search engine or whatever looking for a favicon.ico?
> beats me. i know i could make one but... --
Well, it's easy to see you don't use IE5 then. When an IE5 user
bookmarks a site, IE5 automatically searches for favicon.ico to place
beside the bookmark. If the icon file is not found, a default icon is
used.
Aussie
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