nope, ignore that... I just tried shutting Tango down and that page does
come up... wonder where it comes from??? 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom Ferguson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> Sent: Friday, December 02, 2005 2:08 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: RE: Witango-Talk: server maintenance message
> 
> I'm pretty sure that the Client Error comes from the Witango 
> server.  If the Witango server isn't up, you should get the 
> standard 404 error...  You could always make a custom page for that. 
> 
> 
> ________________________________
> 
>       From: Alan Wolfe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
>       Sent: Friday, December 02, 2005 2:02 PM
>       To: [email protected]
>       Subject: Re: Witango-Talk: server maintenance message
>       
>       
>       that is pretty cool, i'm looking for something that 
> would happen automaticly though
>       
>       I tried setting the custom error pages for error 500 to 
> an html page but that didnt work.
>       
>       is it possible by any chance to change the page that looks like
> this:
>       
> 
>       Client Error
> 
> 
>       Can't connect to the application server.
> 
> 
>       to something more user friendly? (:
>       
>       
>       
>       On 12/2/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] < [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: 
> 
>               > Hey guys,
>               >
>               > I was wondering, is there a way to make a 
> custom page be displayed when
>               > someone hits a .taf, but witango is off?
>               >
>               > Sometimes we have to do system maintenance 
> and shut down witango, but 
>               > leave
>               > our web server on and it would be nice to say 
> to the users that the system
>               > is down for maintenance and if they need help 
> they can email as etc.
>               >
>               > We're on windows server 2003 and IIS if that 
> makes a difference. 
>               
>               Some of us "guys" aren't :D
>               
>               We do this all the time. We create a page 
> called "default.htm" (or
>               something).
>               This is placed at the root level for the domain.
>               In IIS manager, select the domain in your Web 
> Sites directory, and get the 
>               Properties for the domain.
>               Click on the tab "Documents". If the file named 
> "default.htm" doesn't
>               exist, click the Add.. button.
>               
>               Make sure you have this page at the TOP of the list!
>               
>               Then rename the file "default.htm BAK" via FTP 
> or however you access the
>               site. If the file is renamed, it won't be served.
>               
>               However, rename the file when you are ready to 
> show it (remove the " 
>               BAK"). Stop the Witango service and your 
> default page will display!
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