- From: David Dorward <david@dorward.me.uk>
- Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2005 09:20:21 +0100
- To: threerandot wagner <threerandot@yahoo.ca>
- Cc: www-validator@w3.org
On Sun, Aug 07, 2005 at 12:13:51PM -0400, threerandot wagner wrote: > What to do: The server does not allow HEAD requests. > Go ask the guys who run this server why. Check the > link manually. > I have checked the links manually and they all work > properly. I assume that means pointing your browser at the URL and seeing what comes back. When you do that you make a GET request, not a HEAD request. A HEAD request is the same as a GET request but asks the server not to return the document, just the HTTP headers - this is all that is needed to check if a link works, and saves on bandwidth (and thus time and money) for both parties. > Why should I get this message for each link? IMDB doesn't accept HEAD requests. > Is this a problem with my server or IMDB? IMDB > Is this a bug with the link checker? No > Any advice would be helpful. Go ask the guys who run IMDB why they don't accept HEAD requests. -- David Dorward http://dorward.me.uk
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