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Link problems

These problems are due to hypertext link issues
CodeSummaryDetails
P040URL appears invalidThe link being tested was not recognised as a valid URL. You should test this link manually.
P041Connection failure: MESSAGE FROM WEB SERVERThe link could not be tested due to a connection failure. You should test this link manually.
E042Bad character(s) found in link in attributeOne or more characters were found in the link that are invalid according to rfc2396 (displayed in new window). A common mistake is to include spaces. An invalid <base> tag, will also cause this error.
E043Bad character(s) found in redirected link in attributeOne or more characters were found in the redirect link that are invalid according to rfc2396 (displayed in new window). A common mistake is to include spaces.
E044File not foundThe page links to a file that could not be found. Check that the page referred to exists and is in the correct folder, and it, and its parent folders, have sufficient permissions.
E045File could not be readA link referred to a file that was found but there were insufficient permissions to allow this file to be read.
E046Not a recognisable fileThis error is normally caused when a link refers to a folder and not to a file.
P047Link cannot be tested as it redirects more than 7 timesThis error is often caused by pages that redirect to each other in an infinite loop.
W048Link cannot be tested as it uses an unsupported protocolJava only supports a subset of all Internet protocols and this link uses one of the unsupported ones and so cannot be tested. You should test this link manually.
E049No matching anchor nameA link was found to an anchor in the same page, but that anchor could could not be found. You need to either remove the link or add a matching anchor name.
E050No matching anchor nameA link was found in a redirect that points to an anchor in the same page, but that anchor could could not be found. You need to amend the redirect or add a matching anchor name.
W1xxProblem with link: MESSAGE FROM WEB SERVERCheck your web server logs to determine the cause.
W2xxProblem with link: MESSAGE FROM WEB SERVERCheck your web server logs to determine the cause.
W300Problem with link: MESSAGE FROM WEB SERVERMultiple choices: The server has responded that there is more than one item that matches the link. You should manually view this link and if necessary change it to point directly to the required item.
W301Problem with link: MESSAGE FROM WEB SERVERItem moved permanently: The item has been moved elsewhere, and you should change your link to point to the new location as your existing link may become invalid without your knowledge.
W302Problem with link: MESSAGE FROM WEB SERVERItem moved temporarily: The item has been moved elsewhere, but there should be no reason to change your link.
W303Problem with link: MESSAGE FROM WEB SERVERSee other location: The item resides at a different location, and you should change your link to point to the new location.
W3xxProblem with link: MESSAGE FROM WEB SERVERCheck your web server logs to determine the cause.
E400Problem with link: MESSAGE FROM WEB SERVERBad Request: The remote server reported a syntax error in the URL. You should check the link manually to determine the error.
E401Problem with link: MESSAGE FROM WEB SERVERUnauthorized: The remote server requires authorisation in order to access this document. You may be able to set the user/password for this link on the Advanced Form.
E403Problem with link: MESSAGE FROM WEB SERVERForbidden: The remote server denied access to the document for an unknown reason.
E404Problem with link: MESSAGE FROM WEB SERVERNot Found: The remote server could not find a document at the URL provided. The link may refer to a document that no longer exists, or is pointing to the wrong place.
E410Problem with link: MESSAGE FROM WEB SERVERGone: The document no longer exists and has been permanently removed from the remote server.
E4xxProblem with link: MESSAGE FROM WEB SERVERCheck your web server logs to determine the cause.
E500Problem with link: MESSAGE FROM WEB SERVERInternal Server Error: This appears when a link to a document caused part of the remote server to fail (e.g. a CGI program) or encounter a configuration error.
E503Problem with link: MESSAGE FROM WEB SERVERService Unavailable: The document referred to in the link is temporarily unavailable.
E5xxProblem with link: MESSAGE FROM WEB SERVERCheck your web server logs to determine the cause.

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