Re: Retrieving a webpages shows a blank screen when a 4xx HTTP status is returned. Not helpfull.

Dave Royal<[email protected]> Wed, 20 Jan 2021 12:25:17 -0600
Newsgroups gmane.comp.mozilla.general
Message-ID <[email protected]>
R.Wieser <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hello all,
> 
> Using FireFox v52 (last one for XP).
> 
> When I retrieve a webpage which returns a 4xx or 5xx HTTP status often all 
> that I see is a blank screen without any indication to what is going on (I 
> need to open the "Browser Console" with the "Net" tab activated and reload 
> to actually see the HTTP status).
> 
> Question: How do I get a visible indication of the HTTP status code in a 
> case like that ?   Either on the webpage itself, or by way of a pop-up by an 
> add-on.
> 
> Regards,
> Rudy Wieser
> 
> 
That page usually comes from the webserver. Presumably those site are
(mis?)configured not to. Do you have a link to one?

An addon could do it. You could search for one that has a pre-web
extension version. Maybe a Seamonkey extension?
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