Lars Jansen(@oldstackjournal):Your 404 log is full of /favicon.ico because of a decision made in 1999. Internet Explorer 5 looked for that file in the site root. No <link> tag required. 27 years later, browsers still try it if you haven't declared an icon. A bit of 1999 hanging around in server logs😆

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Lars Jansen@oldstackjournal

2026.10.29 15:56

Your 404 log is full of /favicon.ico because of a decision made in 1999. Internet Explorer 5 looked for that file in the site root. No <link> tag required. 27 years later, browsers still try it if you haven't declared an icon. A bit of 1999 hanging around in server logs😆