Posted by dorayme on 03/08/07 04:38

In article <c43vu2djjhi982jbofa91hhlt01qg5qqsn@4ax.com>,
Steven Saunderson <phelum@Syd.au> wrote:

> On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 14:56:11 +1100, dorayme
> <doraymeRidThis@optusnet.com.au> wrote:
>
> > So, it means like it suggests, that lack of such a file can cause
> > someone to simply not get to a url that you want them to get to?
> > I take it, then, that it is wise to ensure there is such a file
> > on the server?
>
> I generally put a dummy favicon.ico (size 0) in the root directory of
> the site when I setup hosting for someone. It stops 404 errors. A
> dummy robots.txt is also good for the same reason.

OK, Steven, I won't completely forget about them as I maintained
to JL, I will get around to doing what you do. You never know who
might be interested in a 404 error or its absence. It could be
the one little thing in this world that brings everything
crashing down, due to a butterfly effect... <g>

Seriously, thanks for this.

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dorayme

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