- From: Brian Kelly <lisbk@ukoln.ac.uk>
- Date: Tue, 1 Jun 1999 19:31:02 +0100
- To: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
I've recently looked at 404 error messages generated by UK University websites. Many websites don't have any tailored messages, leaving it to the browser to display a message. Some seem to have helpful messages, containing helpful advice, navigational links around the website, embedded search boxes, error reporting forms, confirmation of invalid URL. etc. Many of these issues will no doubt be particularly important to people with disabilities. I intend to write an article giving advice on good design of 404 error messages. Are there any particular needs which the WAI community feel should be covered (I'm assuming that 404 messages will conform to the Web Content guidelines)? Can anyone provide good examples of 404 error messages? Good example (I think) can be found at: http://www.keele.ac.uk/foo.html http://www.dmu.ac.uk/foo.html http://www.brookes.ac.uk/foo.html Any comments on these? Thanks Brian Kelly ------------------------------------------------------ Brian Kelly, UK Web Focus UKOLN, University of Bath, BATH, England, BA2 7AY Email: b.kelly@ukoln.ac.uk URL: http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/ Homepage: http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/ukoln/staff/b.kelly.html Phone: 01225 323943 FAX: 01225 826838
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