ErrorDocument and IE 5.0

[Robert Simonson <si...@us.ibm.com>]

Does anyone know how to override the IE 5.0 "Show friendly HTTP error
messages" setting?
Right now, if an ErrorDocument is set and the IE browser has the "friendly
messages" option set
the ErrorDocument does not show up on the browser.  IE does it's own thing.
Is there some
magic incantation that MS has to override this setting?

Thanks

Rob Simonson
simo@us.ibm.com

Re: ErrorDocument and IE 5.0

[George Schlossnagle <ge...@mail.communityconnect.com>]

If you look at thttpd (www.acme.com), it creates it's error docs big enough
to overide the IE default.

hth,

george

----- Original Message -----
From: "Rodent of Unusual Size" <Ke...@Golux.Com>
To: <de...@httpd.apache.org>
Sent: Friday, October 12, 2001 1:32 PM
Subject: Re: ErrorDocument and IE 5.0


> Robert Simonson wrote:
> >
> > Does anyone know how to override the IE 5.0 "Show
> > friendly HTTP error messages" setting? Right now,
> > if an ErrorDocument is set and the IE browser has
> > the "friendly messages" option set the ErrorDocument
> > does not show up on the browser.  IE does it's own thing.
> > Is there some magic incantation that MS has to
> > override this setting?
>
> A sufficiently-large ErrorDocument response will bypass
> it.  I remember someone posting the registry setting that
> can override either the option or the threshold, but I
> haven't been able to find that message..
> --
> #ken P-)}
>
> Ken Coar, Sanagendamgagwedweinini  http://Golux.Com/coar/
> Author, developer, opinionist      http://Apache-Server.Com/
>
> "All right everyone!  Step away from the glowing hamburger!"
>

Re: ErrorDocument and IE 5.0

[Rodent of Unusual Size <Ke...@Golux.Com>]

Robert Simonson wrote:
> 
> Does anyone know how to override the IE 5.0 "Show
> friendly HTTP error messages" setting? Right now,
> if an ErrorDocument is set and the IE browser has
> the "friendly messages" option set the ErrorDocument
> does not show up on the browser.  IE does it's own thing.
> Is there some magic incantation that MS has to
> override this setting?

A sufficiently-large ErrorDocument response will bypass
it.  I remember someone posting the registry setting that
can override either the option or the threshold, but I
haven't been able to find that message..
-- 
#ken	P-)}

Ken Coar, Sanagendamgagwedweinini  http://Golux.Com/coar/
Author, developer, opinionist      http://Apache-Server.Com/

"All right everyone!  Step away from the glowing hamburger!"

Re: ErrorDocument and IE 5.0

[jlwpc1 <jl...@mail.earthlink.net>]

 
> On Fri, 12 Oct 2001, Robert Simonson wrote:
> 
> > Does anyone know how to override the IE 5.0 "Show friendly HTTP error
> > messages" setting?


HowTo: Disable Internet Explorer 5
"Show Friendly HTTP Error Messages" Feature
on the Server Side

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q294/8/07.ASP

JLW

Re: ErrorDocument and IE 5.0

[jo...@slive.ca]

On Fri, 12 Oct 2001, Robert Simonson wrote:

> Does anyone know how to override the IE 5.0 "Show friendly HTTP error
> messages" setting?
> Right now, if an ErrorDocument is set and the IE browser has the "friendly
> messages" option set
> the ErrorDocument does not show up on the browser.  IE does it's own thing.
> Is there some
> magic incantation that MS has to override this setting?

MSIE uses a size threshold to determine whether it thinks your error
message is interesting enough to display.  To make sure that your message
is seen, just pad it with blanks to make it "big enough".

Joshua.