Yes, The user will then see your icon instead of the default ie icon in their favorites by your site. These do expire just like cookies expire, so it will only last as long as their cookies live.
Troy -----Original Message----- From: Fogelson, Steve [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2004 11:34 AM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: Witango-Talk: (OT) favicon.ico Bill, So when someone bookmarks my site, the browser automatically requests this icon. Thanks Steve -----Original Message----- From: Bill Conlon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2004 12:21 PM To: Witango-Talk Subject: RE: Witango-Talk: (OT) favicon.ico Several: 1. get your graphics designer to make a favicon.ico for the site. Also get a default to use for any other sites you host. 2. have your 404.taf ignore requests for favicon.ico I also find it kind of annoying to have my error.log filled with these requests. I've never gotten around to implementing suggestion 1. >Bill & Tom, > >This shows up as a 404 - Item not found. I have a 404.taf for redirecting >"page not found" requests. > >Any suggestions on how to handle this 404 issue? > >START /404.taf Witango_Server_5 >404;http://www.upnorthsports.com:80/favicon.ico > >Thanks > >Steve > >-----Original Message----- >From: Tom Ferguson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2004 11:55 AM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: RE: Witango-Talk: (OT) favicon.ico > > >yep, and when someone bookmarks your page, the little icon should be what >shows up in your "favorites". > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Bill Conlon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2004 12:53 PM >> To: Witango-Talk >> Subject: Re: Witango-Talk: (OT) favicon.ico >> >> >> It's the little icon that appears in the browser address bar. >> >> >I get requests for favicon.ico in my Witango logs. >> > >> >Does anyone know what that is for? >> > >> >Steve Fogelson >> >Internet Commerce Solutions >> >________________________________________________________________________ >> >TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/developer/maillist.taf >> > >> >> >> Bill Conlon >> >> To the Point >> 345 California Avenue Suite 2 >> Palo Alto, CA 94306 >> >> office: 650.327.2175 >> fax: 650.329.8335 >> mobile: 650.906.9929 >> e-mail: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> web: http://www.tothept.com >> >> >> ________________________________________________________________________ >> TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/developer/maillist.taf >> > >________________________________________________________________________ >TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/developer/maillist.taf >________________________________________________________________________ >TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/developer/maillist.taf > Bill Conlon To the Point 345 California Avenue Suite 2 Palo Alto, CA 94306 office: 650.327.2175 fax: 650.329.8335 mobile: 650.906.9929 e-mail: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] web: http://www.tothept.com ________________________________________________________________________ TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/developer/maillist.taf ________________________________________________________________________ TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/developer/maillist.taf ________________________________________________________________________ TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/developer/maillist.taf
