Hi Neil: My question came from this:
Failure Report shows that some pdf files are not found - but there are there. The links are fine as well (copied and pasted it right from the Failure Report into the IE and they got resolved correctly). What could cause this then? Thanks, Kerstin "Neil D. Jackson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > They don't show up at all, Kerstin > > A 'timed-out' request (from the visitor's point-of-view) never actually > reached your server, or got a reply back to the visitor - that's why they > are seen by them as 'timed-out' (and not 'refused', or 'non-existent', or > some other error). So the server has no way of knowing they were ever made, > hence, cannot record anything to that effect. > > The nearest you might see is an error 206, which means 'content incomplete' > or 'transfer incomplete' or similar. I get this occasionally on a big WMV > video file tutorial on my site, which sometimes people watch half-way > through, and then cancel the viewing at their side. In those circumstances, > because the cancellation emanates from their side, and is responded to (and > cancelled) by my server, it CAN record a 206 error. > > But timeouts are different. Think of them instead, as rather like "How many > visitors (that you didn't expect to be popping round) weren't actually able > to find your house or street?" There is, after all, no way you could know, > is there? > > Hope this helps, > Regards > Neil > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kerstin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 7:30 PM > Subject: [analog-help] time out errors > > > > Hi: > > > > Where would the timed out requests show up? > > > > Would it be under the failure report? > > > > Thanks, Kerstin > > > > > > > > +------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > | TO UNSUBSCRIBE from this list: > > | http://lists.isite.net/listgate/analog-help/unsubscribe.html > > | > > | Digest version: http://lists.isite.net/listgate/analog-help-digest/ > > | Usenet version: news://news.gmane.org/gmane.comp.web.analog.general > > | List archives: http://www.analog.cx/docs/mailing.html#listarchives > > +------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > +------------------------------------------------------------------------ > | TO UNSUBSCRIBE from this list: > | http://lists.isite.net/listgate/analog-help/unsubscribe.html > | > | Digest version: http://lists.isite.net/listgate/analog-help-digest/ > | Usenet version: news://news.gmane.org/gmane.comp.web.analog.general > | List archives: http://www.analog.cx/docs/mailing.html#listarchives > +------------------------------------------------------------------------ > +------------------------------------------------------------------------ | TO UNSUBSCRIBE from this list: | http://lists.isite.net/listgate/analog-help/unsubscribe.html | | Digest version: http://lists.isite.net/listgate/analog-help-digest/ | Usenet version: news://news.gmane.org/gmane.comp.web.analog.general | List archives: http://www.analog.cx/docs/mailing.html#listarchives +------------------------------------------------------------------------
