Couldn't you just use a HEAD request?
On 8/13/05, Andres Obrero <andres(a)holzapfel.ch> wrote:
To make it clear:
First: when you request some words and add two CR/LF you get a 'fatal
parse' error from de.wikipedia.de.
This is not valid XML.
Second:
When you request an Export of a word or words, lets say you want to
check an Article of a few tousand words you will produce a hell of traffic.
I just want to reduce the damn traffic, as it is a complete waste.
Just 404 and not 'other details'
Andres Obrero
Jamie Bliss schrieb:
Special:Export already does 404's, and several
other details about an article.
-- Jamie
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