# A new error page.. **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [June 7, 2002, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-error-page/112894 "2002-06-07T20:58:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2002, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-error-page/112894/1 "2002-06-07T20:58:35Z")
Just thought you’d like to know about this new error page that crops up every now and then: > [@](#): > > ERROR > The requested URL could not be retrieved > > * * * > > While trying to retrieve the URL: [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/newreply.php](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/newreply.php) > > The following error was encountered: > > Zero Sized Reply > Squid did not receive any data for this request. > > Your cache administrator is [help@aebc.com](mailto:help@aebc.com). > > * * * > > Generated Fri, 07 Jun 2002 20:43:40 GMT by [gate1.aebc.com](http://gate1.aebc.com) (Squid/2.4.STABLE2) I don’t get it… how could it not receive any data for the request? Can someone shed some light on this, please? Thanks. F\_X ---
**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2002, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-error-page/112894/2 "2002-06-07T21:54:13Z")
Now wait a minute! The hamsters are using _ **squids** _ to retrieve search results now?!?!? **Jerry** , what kind of menagerie do you have there, anyway? (Note: The first time I tried to post this, I lost connection to the SD – a likely story! The hamsters and the squids are trying to cover up the truth!) 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2002, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-error-page/112894/3 "2002-06-07T21:59:25Z")
And then it posted it twice – obviously they’re trying to make trouble for me! ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2002, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-error-page/112894/4 "2002-06-07T22:19:50Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Flamsterette\_X \* > Just thought you’d like to know about this new error page that crops up every now and then A new error message! Finally, my life is complete. Flamsterette\_X, you are hereby put in charge of the error message scrapbook. > [@](#): > > Can someone shed some light on this, please? Not me. Have you tried the power of prayer? ---
**Author:** ![erislover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/71e660/32.png) [@erislover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erislover)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2002, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-error-page/112894/5 "2002-06-07T22:34:08Z")
I don’t believe this is a straightdope error. ---
**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2002, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-error-page/112894/6 "2002-06-07T23:45:26Z")
One other thing: what the heck is a “zero-sized reply?” That has absolutely no meaning for me at all. **Polycarp** : What next after hamsters and squids? Maybe giant pandas? **Arnold** : Believe me, I’ve tried praying to my deity of choice… and as for being put formally in charge of the error message scrapbook, I’d think I need more data. For example, what were the error messages people received in the past? Is there a source or a logbook anywhere that documents these things? **erislover** : It might not be, even though this is the only place I’ve encountered it. Might have nothing to do with the server or anything. But since I have no idea about it, it goes here. 🙂 F\_X ---
**Author:** ![milquetoast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/258eb7/32.png) [@milquetoast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/milquetoast)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2002, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-error-page/112894/7 "2002-06-08T00:51:13Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Flamsterette\_X \* > **One other thing: what the heck is a “zero-sized reply?” That has absolutely no meaning for me at all.** This is just a WAG here, but a “zero-sized reply” would be a reply with a size of zero. 😃 Seriously, I’m guessing it means the response it received had no data, and, therefore, its response to that response was “Hey, Buddy, I got no data here! Whachu want from me? Anyhow?” ---
**Author:** ![Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/50afbb/32.png) [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2002, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-error-page/112894/8 "2002-06-08T02:41:17Z")
[http://forums.spinner.com/showthread.php?threadid=1546](http://forums.spinner.com/showthread.php?threadid=1546) > [@](#): > > Zero Sized Reply > is standart [sic] answer of IE 6.0.26.0 when clicking on Name Of channel in WelcomeMode or on View Wish List Flamsterette, what’s your browser? [http://crossover.codeweavers.com/pipermail/plugin-support/2001-December/000958.html](http://crossover.codeweavers.com/pipermail/plugin-support/2001-December/000958.html) > [@](#): > > I also found the issue reported in > \> [http://crossover.codeweavers.com/pipermail/support/2001-October/000437.html](http://crossover.codeweavers.com/pipermail/support/2001-October/000437.html) > \> [shockwave refuses to complete the installation] > \> > \> Alas, I can’t get web access without going through the squid proxy. > \> > \> I noticed that the completion phases tries to fetch a URL > \> [pinger.macromedia.com:80/](http://pinger.macromedia.com:80/) > \> Manually trying this URL gives a ‘zero-sized reply’ error from squid (can > \> someone not going via squid confirm what it returns?) and on a hunch added > \> it to a reject list in my local junkbuster config. i.e. that URL gets > \> blocked. > > This may well be the problem. If I try it through my Squid proxy I > get the ‘Zero-sized’ reply html page, just like you, but if I try to > fetch ‘[http://pinger.macromedia.com/](http://pinger.macromedia.com/)’ directly then I get… a zero > sized reply, just like Squid says. > So I suspect that the installer knows how to deal with a zero-sized > reply (expects it?) but not the HTML code returned by Squid. > \> Now the installer seemed to complete, asking me for > \> registration details, and gets all the way to asking me “Your computer > \> must be restarted to complete the installtion” :-). I figured I could > \> restart crossover/wine and be done, but alas no. Every time I hit a > \> shockwave plugin (as in the crossover test page), the plugin pops up with > \> the “you must restart” message. > > I am not getting this message when I install Shockwave so I am not > sure what could be causing it. I guess you already tried going through > the completion phase again? > Otherwise I’ll try the same tricks as you tomorrow to see if I can > reproduce this bug and see what differs from the normal install. Does this make sense to anybody out there? Jerry? ---
**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2002, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-error-page/112894/9 "2002-06-08T19:46:30Z")
All that stuff you quoted does not make sense to me, **DFuck Duck Goose**. Since the only place I’m getting this particular error page is here at my brother’s, I’ll give you their browser/OS details: OS: Windows 2000/ME (I think; I don’t want to restart the computer just to find out) Browser: Internet Explorer 6.0 F\_X ---
**Author:** ![Kal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9de053/32.png) [@Kal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kal)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2002, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-error-page/112894/10 "2002-06-08T22:20:21Z")
[hijack] > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Flamsterette\_X \* > All that stuff you quoted does not make sense to me, **DFuck Duck Goose**. Best typo _ever_!! [/hijack] ---
**Author:** ![Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/50afbb/32.png) [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2002, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-error-page/112894/11 "2002-06-09T03:36:27Z")
Sure it’s a typo? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2002, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-error-page/112894/12 "2002-06-09T05:21:46Z")
**Kal** , I just got your message… and of course I _had_ to see what this “one hell of a typo” in my thread was. I _cannot_ believe I made that typo… spellcheck would be good, but more diligent previewing would be even better, I suppose. **DDG** , that’s what I get for trying to be nice and using your full screen name. I swear that was a typo… I’m very sorry. Forgive me? F\_X ---
**Author:** ![Black\_Lizard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e480ec/32.png) [@Black\_Lizard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Black_Lizard)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2002, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-error-page/112894/13 "2002-06-09T19:46:40Z")
> [@](#): > > Your cache administrator is [help@aebc.com](mailto:help@aebc.com). I ran a whois on the [aebc.com](http://aebc.com) domain name: > [@](#): > > Cipherkey Exchange Corporation (NETBLK-GTG-209-139-240-0) > 138 - 2981 Simpson Road > Richmond, BC V6X 2R2 > CA > > Netname: GTG-209-139-240-0 > Netblock: 209.139.240.0 - 209.139.247.255 > > Coordinator: > Macapinlac, Tito (TM1395-ARIN) [tlum@aebc.com](mailto:tlum@aebc.com) > 604-279-8867 > > Domain System inverse mapping provided by: > > [DNS1.AEBC.COM](http://DNS1.AEBC.COM) 209.53.200.2 > [DNS2.AEBC.COM](http://DNS2.AEBC.COM) 209.53.200.3 > > Record last updated on 07-May-2002. > Database last updated on 8-Jun-2002 19:59:27 EDT. sound to like this error was created by something other than the SDMB. **Flamsterette\_X** your location says Vancouver BC how close to Richmond are you? could your ISP piggyback off of the _Cipherkey Exchange Corporation_ ? I just thought this might be of some interest. Black Lizard ---
**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2002, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-error-page/112894/14 "2002-06-09T21:20:31Z")
Actually, I’m in Richmond. (note to self: must change location) If I could be bothered, I’d look up where that road is in relation to my brother’s, but I’m not that curious. And as for the Cipherkey Exchange Corporation, I have no clue what that could be. Thanks for the info. F\_X ---
**Author:** ![Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/50afbb/32.png) [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2002, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-error-page/112894/15 "2002-06-10T02:09:41Z")
No problem. 🙂 –Just give me all your money and your first-born child and we’ll call it even… 😃 heh ---
**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2002, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-error-page/112894/16 "2002-06-10T03:36:13Z")
**DDG** , you sure you want $300 Canadian money? As for my first-born child… sorry! I don’t have any kids yet! 😃 F\_X ---
**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2002, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-error-page/112894/17 "2002-06-10T04:04:14Z")
And just in case it didn’t come across… ⭕ ⭕ ⭕ F\_X ---
**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2002, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-error-page/112894/18 "2002-06-10T04:10:16Z")
And just in case it didn’t come across… ⭕ ⭕ ⭕ F\_X ---
**Author:** ![saoirse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@saoirse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saoirse)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2002, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-error-page/112894/19 "2002-06-12T03:17:45Z")
Zero-sized reply… that’s the second new phrase I’ve picked up today. "I mentioned a raise at the Loya Jirga I had with my bosses, and they gave me a zero-sized reply.