[WEB4LIB] Annoying url request in web logs

[Kristina Buhrman]

At 02:36 PM 11/16/99 -0800, Brian Sheppard wrote:
>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

I'm not certain if this is the exact same error that Mr. Sheppard is
mentioning, but I noticed today an article covering a favicon.ico error:
'The Dastardly "favicon.ico not found" Error' by Linda Cole at
http://www.wdvl.com/Authoring/Design/Images/Favicon/

I hope that this information is of some help.

-Kristina Buhrman kmb19 at cornell.edu
 Web Support Specialist
 Engineering, Mathematics, Physical Sciences Libraries
 Cornell University