[Dan Connolly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>]
> "Siegel, David" wrote:
> >
> > In the process of researching how to "ping" a URL to check its validity, a
> > quick solution of just checking for a string involving "HTTP 404 Error" and
> > variations of it presented itself as a quick solution. Is there currently a
> > "default" standard for web servers for 404 errors?
>
> Er... yes; if the first 3 bytes of the response message
> are the ascii codes for '4', '0', and '4', then it's a 404 response.
No, the first three bytes should always be 'H', 'T', and 'T'. If the first
three bytes of the second token are 404, you're good to go.
HTTP-version is always the first token
http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec3.html#sec3.1
>
> 6.1.1 Status Code and Reason Phrase
> http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec6.html#sec6.1.1
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