library 404 pages

[Dan Robinson]

Does the 404 page state that the error is automatically sent to
webmaster?  If a page has that message I would tend to believe it.
Unless I get the same error a month or two later.

dan


On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 5:11 PM, Steffen Schilke
<steffen.schilke at gmail.com> wrote:
> Well, most error pages I came across recently report the error "by them
> self" to the webmaster (depends on what you code into your 404 - like
> emailing the referer (the page adressed which went boom), timestamp etc.)
>
> On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 11:08 PM, Dan Robinson <danrobinson78 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> I'll add... you need to provide an easy way to report a problem, then
>> you need to provide feedback after it's fixed.  Hiding a person's
>> email won't work... I'll explore the site until I find one that seems
>> to fit, even if the only easy to find address is for the Library
>> Director.
>>
>> Dan Robinson

>>
>> On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 4:13 PM, Robert Sullivan
>> <robert.g.sullivan at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> Do y'all find that patrons really do report errors? And do they
>> >> understand
>> >> what causes broken links enough to accurately report what happened?
>> >
>> > They don't have to understand - *we* as site managers have to
>> > understand.  URLs are forever, a large fraction of your users come in
>> > through search engines, and if you don't want frustrated users you
>> > have to make sure anything which is changed is redirected to the
>> > appropriate new page, or at a minimum a 404 page with a search box.
>> >
>> > Speaking for myself as a frustrated user,
>> >
>>

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