Brian Cummiskey wrote: > I happened to find the following comment in one of my client's source html: > > > any validity to this, or is it an ie2 fix? > > > > <!-- xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx END CONTENT > xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx --> > <!-- THE FOLLOWING COMMENT GARBAGE IS TO MAKE THE PAGE SIZE GREATER THAN > 512KB --> > <!-- SO EXPLORER WILL NOT SERVE UP ITS OWN 404 ERROR PAGE --> > <!-- IT IS REPORTED THAT MICROSOFT WILL OVERRIDE A CUSTOM ERROR PAGE IF > IT IS NOT--> > <!-- BIG ENOUGH --> > ... > It looks legit except for the fact that "512KB" should be "512 bytes": http://www.404-error-page.com/404-error-page-too-short-problem-microsoft-ie.shtml Apparently all error pages have a minimum size requirement for IE 4 - 6 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q218155/). - Ken Snyder