From 5444c289f367e869f8fd96a6dceb5a1190178902 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Xavier Moffett <sapphirus@azorium.net>
Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2025 17:32:56 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Reduce verbosity of error messages, with addition of 500 and
429 pages
- Reduce verbosity of error messages in existing error pages with a
short description of the error which occurred, followed by a bullet
point list of probable causes.
- Addition of HTTP Error 500 and 429 pages.
---
.gitignore | 3 +++
input/error/403.html | 17 ++++++++++++-----
input/error/404.html | 7 +++++++
input/error/429.html | 17 +++++++++++++++++
input/error/500.html | 16 ++++++++++++++++
input/error/502.html | 13 +++++++++++--
input/error/504.html | 13 +++++++++++--
7 files changed, 77 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
create mode 100644 .gitignore
create mode 100644 input/error/429.html
create mode 100644 input/error/500.html
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6dfffe4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+/output
+/suo
+/*.sh
diff --git a/input/error/403.html b/input/error/403.html
index 6da0a5b..a610ad4 100644
--- a/input/error/403.html
+++ b/input/error/403.html
@@ -1,10 +1,17 @@
-[//]: # "Title: Access unauthorised"
+[//]: # "Title: Access Unauthorised"
[//]: # "Summary: Access to this resource has been prohibited."
<div class="err">
<h1>Access Unauthorised</h1>
- <p>Access to this resource has been prohibited, because either
- you have insufficient permissions to access this resource; or
- the ip address you're connecting from has been prohibited
- access to this server.</p>
+ <p>Access to this resource has been prohibited.</p>
+
+ <p>There could be a few reasons for this:</p>
+
+ <ul>
+ <li>Insufficient permission to access this resource;</li>
+ <li>Connecting from a blocked network, or;</li>
+ <li>A network associated with malicious traffic.</li>
+ </ul>
+
+ <p>If you believe this to be in error, e-mail <a href="mailto:3EjmZHiLR@mozmail.com" class="ml" a="ten.muiroza" b="nimda"></a>.</p>
</div>
diff --git a/input/error/404.html b/input/error/404.html
index ac7780c..1ea7643 100644
--- a/input/error/404.html
+++ b/input/error/404.html
@@ -4,4 +4,11 @@
<div class="err">
<h1>Not Found</h1>
<p>The resource requested not found on this server.</p>
+
+ <p>There could be a few reasons for this:</p>
+
+ <ul>
+ <li>The resource requested is no longer available, or;</li>
+ <li>There might be an error in the address provided.</li>
+ </ul>
</div>
diff --git a/input/error/429.html b/input/error/429.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5f4e32a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/input/error/429.html
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+[//]: # "Title: Too Many Reqests"
+[//]: # "Summary: Access to this resource has been throttled."
+
+<div class="err">
+ <h1>Too Many Requests</h1>
+ <p>Access to this resource has been throttled.</p>
+
+ <p>There could be a few reasons for this:</p>
+
+ <ul>
+ <li>The rate limit for this resource has been exhausted, or;</li>
+ <li>An excessive amount of traffic to this resource is
+ originating from malicious traffic on your network.</li>
+ </ul>
+
+ <p>Please try again later.</p>
+</div>
diff --git a/input/error/500.html b/input/error/500.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..264c55c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/input/error/500.html
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+[//]: # "Title: Internal Server Error"
+[//]: # "Summary: An internal server error has occurred."
+
+<div class="err">
+ <h1>Internal Server Error</h1>
+ <p>An internal server error has occurred.</p>
+
+ <p>There could be a few reasons for this:</p>
+
+ <ul>
+ <li>An internal misconfiguration of this resource, or;</li>
+ <li>Maintenance of this resource is occurring.</li>
+ </ul>
+
+ <p>Please try again later, or <a href="https://status.sapphirus.net">check here</a> for further information.</p>
+</div>
diff --git a/input/error/502.html b/input/error/502.html
index 46c27ab..8a094d5 100644
--- a/input/error/502.html
+++ b/input/error/502.html
@@ -3,6 +3,15 @@
<div class="err">
<h1>Bad Gateway</h1>
- <p>The upstream resource is unavailable.<br>
- Please try again later, or check <a href="https://status.sapphirus.net">here</a> for further information.</p>
+ <p>The upstream resource is unavailable.</p>
+
+ <p>There could be a few reasons for this:</p>
+
+ <ul>
+ <li>Maintenance of this resource is occurring;</li>
+ <li>The upstream resource is unresponsive, or;</li>
+ <li>The upstream service is simply not available.</li>
+ </ul>
+
+ <p>Please try again later, or <a href="https://status.sapphirus.net">check here</a> for further information.</p>
</div>
diff --git a/input/error/504.html b/input/error/504.html
index 98b81e9..700ed22 100644
--- a/input/error/504.html
+++ b/input/error/504.html
@@ -3,6 +3,15 @@
<div class="err">
<h1>Gateway Timeout</h1>
- <p>The upstream resource is unavailable.<br>
- Please try again later, or check <a href="https://status.sapphirus.net">here</a> for further information.</p>
+ <p>The upstream resource is unavailable.</p>
+
+ <p>There could be a few reasons for this:</p>
+
+ <ul>
+ <li>Maintenance of this resource is occurring;</li>
+ <li>The upstream resource is unresponsive, or;</li>
+ <li>The upstream service is simply not available.</li>
+ </ul>
+
+ <p>Please try again later, or <a href="https://status.sapphirus.net">check here</a> for further information.</p>
</div>