DO NOT REPLY [Bug 3712] New: - need to setup custom error page when somebody accesses stopped web application

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need to setup custom error page when somebody accesses stopped web application

           Summary: need to setup custom error page when somebody accesses
                    stopped web application
           Product: Tomcat 4
           Version: 4.0 Final
          Platform: All
        OS/Version: All
            Status: NEW
          Severity: Enhancement
          Priority: Other
         Component: Catalina
        AssignedTo: tomcat-dev@jakarta.apache.org
        ReportedBy: taavi@ibs.ee


Dear tomcat developers,

There is this manager application that can stop and start web application 
without shutting down entire container. Would it be possible to define custom 
error page if somebody tries to access url that falls into context of a stopped 
web application?

I really do not want to undeploy my application but I need to make it 
unavailable once in a while in order to do some maintanance. It would be very 
nice to have a custom web page explaining that this web application is shut 
down for some reason and will be up again after ... minutes.

What do you think? Or can it be done allready without undeploying application?

with very best wishes,
Taavi