Solution to custom error page problem

Why your page may not show up in IE

[mzanzig]

Hi all,

I stumbled across a strange problem with my site. I configured the .htaccess to show my customized error page for the plain 404 error, but they would not show up! Internet Explorer always displayed the browsers' 404 page.

Thanks to the gurus here at WebmasterWorld.com I found the solution in this thread:

[webmasterworld.com...]

and I wanted to add the information that apparently the size of a custom 404 document has to be larger than 512 Byte (i.e. 513 Byte or more) to be accepted by IE as good page. With sizes below 513 Bytes, you'll get the default page (MS IE).

Hope this helps,

-- Mark, with a smile from Munich, Germany

Thanks

[BlobFisk]

Glad you found a solution to your problem Mark!