Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2004 15:30:02 +0100 From: Ruben de Groot <mail25@bzerk.org> To: Jeff Hinrichs <jlh@cox.net> Cc: "freebsd-questions@FreeBSD. ORG" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Why does favicon.ico show as error in apache log Message-ID: <20040326143002.GC4741@ei.bzerk.org> In-Reply-To: <02fa01c412e2$fb83bc40$6702a8c0@gato> References: <MIEPLLIBMLEEABPDBIEGGEILFKAA.Barbish3@adelphia.net> <02fa01c412e2$fb83bc40$6702a8c0@gato>
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On Thu, Mar 25, 2004 at 09:32:35PM -0600, Jeff Hinrichs typed: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "JJB" <Barbish3@adelphia.net> > To: "freebsd-questions@FreeBSD. ORG" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> > Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2004 12:59 PM > Subject: Why does favicon.ico show as error in apache log > > > > I do not use this favicon.ico file in my web site, But an small > > number of the visitors for some reason try to get this file which is > > not there. This is reported as file error in the analog apache log > > reports. Can someone explain why some visitor browsers try to get > > this file, and what I can do to fix this? > There is no fix per se. People using IE are viewing your page. IE by > default, looks for a favicon.ico file in the root of the web. If it finds > one, it displays it next to the URL in the address field. > > If you don't like the error, then create a cool icon and place it in your > directory. For more specifics, google is your friend. Or link favicon.ico to /dev/urandom to annoy IE users ;-) Just kidding.
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