P3P Client

Causing 404 error codes? How come?

[pendanticist]

Greetings,

At the risk of appearing to have taken over this forum, I'm gonna post anyway.

66.20.80.254 - - [07/Dec/2002:16:42:07 -0800] "GET /w3c/p3p.xml HTTP/1.1" 404 2140 "-" "P3P Client"

I've done a little bit of reading on this at [w3.org...] , but what I was wondering is what was the cause of the error code?

I'm imagining that the user clicks something when visiting a website and if that site isn't secure it renders the error code?

Dunno, that's why I'm asking. :-)

Thanks.

Pendanticist.

[Dreamquick]

Someone trying to check for a p3p policy on that website is the cause.

By default the compact version of your p3p policy is expected to live at /w3c/p3p.xml and once this file is retrieved it then explains where the full p3p policy should live.

You can simulate this yourself by browsing the site in IE6, choosing;
view >> privacy report

From here click one of the links listed, then click summary. The window that has just popped up attempts to get that file, and on your site this presumably generated the 404.

- Tony

[pendanticist]

Greetings Tony,

Someone trying to check for a p3p policy on that website is the cause. By default the compact version of your p3p policy is expected to live at /w3c/p3p.xml and once this file is retrieved it then explains where the full p3p policy should live.

I see. My domain is not retail, nor does it have any forms or guestbooks, so I don't know why there would be a need to check unless some folks do it just to feel secure. <shrug>

You can simulate this yourself by browsing the site in IE6, choosing; view >> privacy report

I see. I don't use IE6 anymore, so I can't attest to that part. No can do google searchbar in IE6 'ya know.

From here click one of the links listed, then click summary. The window that has just popped up attempts to get that file, and on your site this presumably generated the 404.

Makes sense to me.

Thanks.

Pendanticist.