Re: OK server returning 500 Server Error - why?
Jeremy D. Impson (jdimpson@source.syr.edu)
Thu, 8 Apr 1999 07:00:13 -0400 (EDT)
> Seems the server simply doesn't like "HEAD" requests. Your browser
> uses the "GET" method, and if your try
>
> % GET http://www.zdnet.com/yil/
>
> everything works fine, too. Who knows why they (mis)configured their server
> to disable "HEAD"...
I've seen this with couple Netscape 3.5 Enterprise servers. So my code
checks for 5XX errors when doin HEAD and reconnects with a GET.
--Jeremy
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