Re: Microsoft Bug Newsgroup?

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From: Jim Carlock (anonymous_at_127.0.0.1)
Date: 11/27/04 

Date: Sat, 27 Nov 2004 17:59:23 -0500

Thanks Norman and Frank.

Beer with me... I think what you are seeing is a default 404 page
that Microsoft has set up. It doesn't state 404 anywhere... it's
a server side thing where pages that are no longer found are
sent to a default page, even though the address line stays the
same. To demonstrate that, change the 2443.htm to 100.htm
or some other item.

> The dead link: http://mspress.microsoft.com/prod/books/2443.htm

I am taken to a page that states:

"We’re sorry, but there is no Microsoft.com Web page
matching your entry. It is possible that you typed the address
incorrectly, or that the page no longer exists. You may wish
to try another entry or to use the links below, which we hope
will help provide you with the information you need."

It doesn't look like a dead link until you actually read it. :-)

Is that what you are seeing? 

-- 
Jim Carlock
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In article <OzlycD20EHA.4028@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl>, Jim Carlock says...
> Heh, probably it's another browser issue. Have either of
> you tried to view it through a Mozilla or FireFox browser?
> I agree it looks better inside of IE. Somewhat better... the
> font should probably be forced into displaying as a 10pt
> font. There's the fix... It's up to Microsoft to fix it.
That is not a "bug", as in a software problem. I believe your best option is
to contact the site webmaster; assuming that MSFT has a contact on the page.
> The link in the upper right corner is defective as well. It takes
> one to the default 404 page (in all three browsers, so that is
> NOT a browser specific issue).
> The dead link: http://mspress.microsoft.com/prod/books/2443.htm
> If it's broken in Mozilla and FireFox, it will most likely be
> broken on a MacIntosh, Unix systems, et al. Thanks guys!
It is not broken in Firefox 1.0. The link took me to the page without a
problem.
-- 
Norman
~Win dain a lotica, En vai tu ri, Si lo ta
~Fin dein a loluca, En dragu a sei lain
~Vi fa-ru les shutai am, En riga-lint

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