Response Code: 206

[hp11]

While checking one of my sites via whois dot sc, I keep getting a "Response Code: 206". I know that it means that only partial content is being returned. I just don't understand why.

Does anyone know why it registers 206 instead of 200 and could this reponse code cause any other negative consequences?

Thanks in advance.

[jdMorgan]

> I just don't understand why.

Because the client asked only for partial content [w3.org].

I wouldn't worry about this from a "I think my site is broken" standpoint. Rather, I would investigate the user-agent and IP address, just to make sure that it's a legitimate user or robot, and not a 'site update checker' of some sort -- they can be a big waste of bandwidth.

Jim

[hp11]

Thank you Jim for helping me. I also checked a few other well known sites at whois dot sc and most showed a response code of 200, but some also showed a response code of 206 - including my hosting company. Could these response codes be directly related to how this whois is pulling their additional data?