Best way to code a 404 page?

[cgchris99]

What is the best way to handle the 404 page.

Do you put up a dummy page about the company and a link to the main site or do you have it automatically re-direct to the home page?

Thanks for any info

[sgaze]

I think it's better to redirect to an specific error page like that :

"The requested page has not be found but you can go there now :

[Site map]"

[rocknbil]

Definately give them something navigable, as above for a static site. If you have any server-side programming on your site, a dynamic 404 works well too as it can be used to generate things you need to know as to how they got there. If this is the case, while you're at it add a 500 errorhandler too.

[kodaks]

Here is a great guide that has been mentioned in FOO a while back:
[plinko.net...]