Changing error messages

[Karen G. Schneider]

404 not found, she asked herself.  Server not responding.  At what level
are these messages "wired in?"  As in, if I wanted these messages replaced
with other messages--maybe something novices could understand--what would I
need to do?  Edit status messages built into the server software?  Based on
my vague memories of running Webstar, I'm guessing that these messages
occur at the server level, but is this so, and if so, are they coming from
"my" server?  If I can't access <http://www.foo.com/>, from whence comes
that message?  A local file?  Other considerations?

Feelin' interrogative...

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