[REBOL] Re: MS "smart error messages"
From: carl:cybercraft at: 4-Sep-2002 0:10
On 03-Sep-02, Anton wrote:
> I went to
> http://altavista.com/somewehre/asdjf/eiruer/index.html
> not expecting anything, of course, just to see if
> IE's autosearch would kick in.
> I got a blank page with the source that follows:
> <!--
> -- Unfortunately, Microsoft has added a clever new
> -- "feature" to Internet Explorer. If the text in
> -- an error's message is "too small", specifically
> -- less than 512 bytes, Internet Explorer returns
> -- its own error message. Yes, you can turn that
> -- off, but *surprise* it's pretty tricky to find
> -- buried as a switch called "smart error
> -- messages" That means, of course, that many of
> -- Resin's error messages are censored by default.
> -- And, of course, you'll be shocked to learn that
> -- IIS always returns error messages that are long
> -- enough to make Internet Explorer happy. The
> -- workaround is pretty simple: pad the error
> -- message with a big comment to push it over the
> -- five hundred and twelve byte minimum. Of course,
> -- that's exactly what you're reading right now.
> -->
(:
Now, can anyone explain why MS would want to claim someone else's
error as their own?
--
Carl Read
