[WEB4LIB] Annoying url request in web logs

[Darryl Friesen]

> I'd be curious to find whether anyone knows what might be the source of a
> failed url request I've seen on a number of hosts. The request is for
> favicon.ico
> and is generally in the top level directory, such as
> gollygosh.org/favicon.ico
>
> The browser is usually Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 5.0; Windows 98;
DigExt)
> but the IP address varies. Any clues?

I think Thomas Dowling had some info in a post he made a while back.
Something about IE5 using that icon (if it exists) beside the URL (in the
favorites list?).


- Darryl

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