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Common error messages

By David Flynn

In your travels you'll come across some rather blunt 'error messages'. The most common are:

Bad Request (error code 400): The Web address you entered or the one sent when you clicked a link was incorrect. You should re-enter the address (you may have misspelt it) or, if it's the fault of a Web link, e-mail the site administrator or Webmaster and advise them of the problem.

Unauthorized (401): You may encounter this message if you attempt to access a restricted site which requires a user ID or password. Forbidden (403) is also found on sites with restricted access, such as those sites restricted to educational users.

Not Found (404): Usually means the Web page is no longer available -- either it's been closed or moved to another server.

Internal Error (500): Denotes a fault at the Web site itself.

Service Temporarily Overloaded (502): Occurs when too many users are attempting to access the same site.  

 

 

 

 

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One of several error messages you'll stumble across online.

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