An interesting issue fell into my lap today.
I have a URL test setup on a website.
The test consists of checking contents and should contain a string. This has been working for months. All of a sudden the test reports "bad contents". What is interesting is that "now" no matter what string I enter it still says "Bad contents". Even a word as simple as "the". If I uncheck "Check contents" the test works fine. Obviously checking the port. The website is live and I checked the home page source from the browser for all words attempted. I even tried using different agents with the same results. Stuck here.
Now I am no web developer but I suspect that the static web page has been encoded in a way that the HM "browser" agent does not understand which is why it comes back bad contents on everything.
Can someone please check with their own url test to [URL REMOVED BY ADMIN] and report back findings? Check for contents should contain string. Use whatever you find in the home page source.
URL Test Bad Contents but home page source says otherwise?
Much appreciated. At least now I know the reason.
Can this be a feature request? Or is this in the roadmap somewhere.
For now I have to rely on port 80 responding. Not a good way to tell if a site is being served but it will have to do.
Thanks for removing the link. Next time I will send it to support email.
Can this be a feature request? Or is this in the roadmap somewhere.
For now I have to rely on port 80 responding. Not a good way to tell if a site is being served but it will have to do.
Thanks for removing the link. Next time I will send it to support email.
@KS: I didn't check that but I guess HM does not say it accepted gzipped content in the headers of such an request. Right?
@xcentric: If so (see above) you should have a word with your web developers that they have to stop violating standards (gzipped content is only to be presented to clients that announce to accept it!!).
It's always the same with such people that don't care about standards: They save some work (often not much) at the cost of many having additional trouble and work.
Regards, rasc
@xcentric: If so (see above) you should have a word with your web developers that they have to stop violating standards (gzipped content is only to be presented to clients that announce to accept it!!).
It's always the same with such people that don't care about standards: They save some work (often not much) at the cost of many having additional trouble and work.
Regards, rasc
