- From: Nick Kew <nick@webthing.com>
- Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2002 02:33:55 +0100 (BST)
- To: Jon Ribbens <jon+www-validator@unequivocal.co.uk>
- cc: www-validator@w3.org
On Thu, 12 Sep 2002, Jon Ribbens wrote:
> If you visit the above URL without a Referer: header, it returns the
> 301 "Moved Permanently" response code. This is incorrect, it should be
> returning the 302 "Found" response code.
Good catch! Yes, that makes sense. It's fixed in the development
version, so presumably Terje has noticed that already; OTOH neither
the "public" validator nor the list archive show this.
> It is pretty minor I guess but if even w3.org can't get its HTTP
> right, how can they expect anyone else to? ;-)
Quite right! Actually there is an FAQ in there, and the real fix
is to return an error page that explains why it's not returning a
validation result. I think the fix we have now is still wrong:
Sorry, this type of URI ("") is not supported by this service.
Please check that you entered the URI correctly.
When the user didn't enter a URL anywhere at all, it wants a dedicated
error message. But at least it's correct HTTP!
--
Nick Kew
Received on Thursday, 12 September 2002 21:33:59 UTC