On Thu, Mar 25, 2004 at 09:32:35PM -0600, Jeff Hinrichs typed: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "JJB" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED] ORG" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 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. _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
