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On Wed, 2 Feb 2005, Michael wrote:
> Next thing on my bitch list: website's that output content instead of a
> 404 when something can't be found. Tip to web designers - DON'T DO IT!
> Custom 404 pages are fine - just output the damn 404 too. Don't try to
> be so damn clever and reinvent the wheel in some non-standard way. :P
>
> It's hard to validate URLs as functioning when you get content even when
> the URL is invalid.
It's also an annoyance for the reader. It takes a few seconds to figure
out that your page wasn't there. Also, you have to load all that junk
which could include images, etc. Sometimes they include a link to a
search page, which can help, but it can be made simpler.
Mike
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