Comments on: 404 pages on 1&1 webhosting: complaint and solution http://blog.robwhelan.com/2008/02/16/404-pages-on-11-webhosting-complaint-and-solution/ overthink backscatter Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:42:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Noel Jenkins http://blog.robwhelan.com/2008/02/16/404-pages-on-11-webhosting-complaint-and-solution/#comment-1029 Noel Jenkins Sun, 13 Jul 2008 22:21:00 +0000 http://blog.robwhelan.com/2008/02/16/404-pages-on-11-webhosting-complaint-and-solution/#comment-1029 Thanks so much - a really useful post! Thanks so much - a really useful post!

]]> By: rob http://blog.robwhelan.com/2008/02/16/404-pages-on-11-webhosting-complaint-and-solution/#comment-952 rob Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:15:26 +0000 http://blog.robwhelan.com/2008/02/16/404-pages-on-11-webhosting-complaint-and-solution/#comment-952 @Stephen -- thanks, I overlooked that... absolutely, no need to feed another one. I've switched the examples over to example.com (note to other readers: "example.com" is reserved for exactly this use and isn't available as a real domain), plus added a rel="nofollow" to the 1&1 FAQ page link, since it's not much use to non 1&1 customers either, and 1&1 certainly isn't paying me to advertise them. @Stephen — thanks, I overlooked that… absolutely, no need to feed another one. I’ve switched the examples over to example.com (note to other readers: “example.com” is reserved for exactly this use and isn’t available as a real domain), plus added a rel=”nofollow” to the 1&1 FAQ page link, since it’s not much use to non 1&1 customers either, and 1&1 certainly isn’t paying me to advertise them.

]]> By: Stephen http://blog.robwhelan.com/2008/02/16/404-pages-on-11-webhosting-complaint-and-solution/#comment-951 Stephen Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:51:34 +0000 http://blog.robwhelan.com/2008/02/16/404-pages-on-11-webhosting-complaint-and-solution/#comment-951 You may want to unlink "the-domain-name.com" or use example.com. That domain is "parked" with ads and is no different than linking to Sedoparking.com You may want to unlink “the-domain-name.com” or use example.com. That domain is “parked” with ads and is no different than linking to Sedoparking.com

]]> By: rob http://blog.robwhelan.com/2008/02/16/404-pages-on-11-webhosting-complaint-and-solution/#comment-945 rob Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:35:00 +0000 http://blog.robwhelan.com/2008/02/16/404-pages-on-11-webhosting-complaint-and-solution/#comment-945 @iRipoff: I'm not sure what you're looking for. Why would you want an RSS feed of 404s? @arthur: I'm not writing about wordpress 404 issues -- this post is strictly about a problem with 1&1's default 404 pages. @iRipoff: I’m not sure what you’re looking for. Why would you want an RSS feed of 404s?

@arthur: I’m not writing about wordpress 404 issues — this post is strictly about a problem with 1&1’s default 404 pages.

]]> By: arthur http://blog.robwhelan.com/2008/02/16/404-pages-on-11-webhosting-complaint-and-solution/#comment-931 arthur Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:58:44 +0000 http://blog.robwhelan.com/2008/02/16/404-pages-on-11-webhosting-complaint-and-solution/#comment-931 Edit .htaccess Insert RewriteEngine On RewriteBase / RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d RewriteRule . /index.php [L] Wait a few seconds and your wordpress 404 error page should work Edit .htaccess
Insert

RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php [L]

Wait a few seconds and your wordpress 404 error page should work

]]> By: iRipoff http://blog.robwhelan.com/2008/02/16/404-pages-on-11-webhosting-complaint-and-solution/#comment-870 iRipoff Tue, 10 Jun 2008 13:51:11 +0000 http://blog.robwhelan.com/2008/02/16/404-pages-on-11-webhosting-complaint-and-solution/#comment-870 Is there any way to turn the 404 error messages into a rss feed? Is there any way to turn the 404 error messages into a rss feed?

]]> By: rob http://blog.robwhelan.com/2008/02/16/404-pages-on-11-webhosting-complaint-and-solution/#comment-108 rob Sun, 16 Mar 2008 02:12:39 +0000 http://blog.robwhelan.com/2008/02/16/404-pages-on-11-webhosting-complaint-and-solution/#comment-108 <blockquote> I think Sedo got this all fixed up. </blockquote> I tested again -- it's still broken. They must be using IP records to choose locale (since the HTTP headers I'm sending them only show that my computer is localized to the US; I'm just physically in France), then they are showing any 404 as if it were a parked domain. I think they screwed up when set up the 1&1 404 page setup for non-US locales (or at least non-English locales). Or maybe they just didn't bother? Notes on testing this: 1) You need a domain on 1&1 shared hosting with no custom 404 page. http://tellmelater.com isn't active yet, so you can use it for testing. (I'm leaving it broken....) 2) Access a non-existent page (like http://tellmelater.com/notfound.html) on that domain <b>from a computer in a non-English speaking country</b>. If anyone tests from within Canada or the UK, let me know if it's broken there as well (and you see a page like for a parked domain)... I'm not sure if this is broken for ALL non-US access, or just access from non-English-speaking countries.

I think Sedo got this all fixed up.

I tested again — it’s still broken. They must be using IP records to choose locale (since the HTTP headers I’m sending them only show that my computer is localized to the US; I’m just physically in France), then they are showing any 404 as if it were a parked domain.

I think they screwed up when set up the 1&1 404 page setup for non-US locales (or at least non-English locales). Or maybe they just didn’t bother?

Notes on testing this:
1) You need a domain on 1&1 shared hosting with no custom 404 page. http://tellmelater.com isn’t active yet, so you can use it for testing. (I’m leaving it broken….)
2) Access a non-existent page (like http://tellmelater.com/notfound.html) on that domain from a computer in a non-English speaking country.

If anyone tests from within Canada or the UK, let me know if it’s broken there as well (and you see a page like for a parked domain)… I’m not sure if this is broken for ALL non-US access, or just access from non-English-speaking countries.

]]> By: Joshua http://blog.robwhelan.com/2008/02/16/404-pages-on-11-webhosting-complaint-and-solution/#comment-82 Joshua Wed, 12 Mar 2008 18:02:38 +0000 http://blog.robwhelan.com/2008/02/16/404-pages-on-11-webhosting-complaint-and-solution/#comment-82 Hiya, I think Sedo got this all fixed up. Ciao. Hiya,
I think Sedo got this all fixed up.

Ciao.

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