Re: favicon.ico and error404 showing up in Apache logs

No, they do not - the error is absorbed internally.  As I understand it, the
request is made when someone adds your site to their Favorites.  This should
give you some sort of indication to how many users are doing this - if it is
enough, you might want to make your site easier to find in their list by
making an icon available.  I created a very simple one that (hopefully)
makes my site stand out in that list.

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Jay Smith" <jay(at)JaySmith.com>
To: "hwg-techniques" <hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2002 9:16 PM
Subject: favicon.ico and error404 showing up in Apache logs


> Hi,
>
> I have been enjoying watching my Apache access logs in real-time and I
> have noticed that there are GET's for "favicon.ico", followed by a GET
> for "error404.html"
>
> If I remember correctly (???) favicon.ico is an IE call for a site's
> own icon. I certainly don't have any calls for it in MY pages.
>
> However, what really concerns me is the possibility that their browser
> is actually getting and showing a error404.html page because of
> Microsoft's misdeeds.
>
> What actually happens in terms of what the USER sees when IE calls for
> favicon.ico and there isn't one?  Do they really see a error404.html
> page -- which I DO have.
>
> Jay
>
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>
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