Planning summary for error handling configuration

Determine error handling configuration

Configuring error handling will be faster if you plan ahead. Use the information in the following table to determine the error handling configuration that is necessary for your organization.

Decisions to make	Considerations
Whether to customize error messages	When an error message is displayed, do you want the message to include specific information that would not be available with HTTP 1.1 error codes? For example, if you are using WebWasher DynaBLocator content filtering, do you want to display the blocked category name in the message? Do you want your error messages to include contact information for a person in your organization?
Whether to hide references to NetCache in NetCache error messages	If you do not want your users to be aware that a NetCache appliance exists on the network, you can use "stealth mode" to display generic error messages instead of NetCache-specific messages.

Decisions to make

Considerations

Whether to customize error messages

When an error message is displayed, do you want the message to include specific information that would not be available with HTTP 1.1 error codes?

For example, if you are using WebWasher DynaBLocator content filtering, do you want to display the blocked category name in the message? Do you want your error messages to include contact information for a person in your organization?

Whether to hide references to NetCache in NetCache error messages

If you do not want your users to be aware that a NetCache appliance exists on the network, you can use "stealth mode" to display generic error messages instead of NetCache-specific messages.