Common HTTP 1.1 Status 

Codes

200 (OK)

Everything is fine; document follows

Default for servlets

204 (No Content)

Browser should keep displaying previous document

301 (Moved Permanently)

Requested document permanently moved elsewhere 

(indicated in Location header)

Browsers go to new location automatically

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Common HTTP 1.1 Status 

Codes (Continued)

302 (Found)

Requested document temporarily moved elsewhere 

(indicated in Location header)

Browsers go to new location automatically

Servlets should use sendRedirect, not setStatus, when 

setting this header. See example

401 (Unauthorized)

Browser tried to access protected page without proper 

Authorization header. See example in book

404 (Not Found)

No such page. Servlets should use 

sendError to set this header 

Problem: Internet Explorer 5.0

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