Changing error messages

[Gary R Wright]

Karen G. Schneider writes:
> 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?

The message is coming from the remote server (www.foo.com in your example).