Changing error messages

[Matt Pardo]

> 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).

So, in other words, yes, you will have to modify the server responses.  
If you can't access the site, then the message (usually, server can't
be found) comes from the client.

Changing the messages shouldn't be too hard if you know C fairly well.

Good luck,

Matt



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