Java HTTP getResponseCode returns 200 for non-existent URL

Question

I was expecting this code to return a 404, however it produces the output :

\"Response code is 200\"

Would it be possible to learn how to differentiate between e

Answer 1

Like @spgennard - I think this is most likely a DNS issue.

• The URL you have chosen is owned by a DNS speculator.
• The URL you have chosen is "parked" by a DNS provider.
• Your ISP is messing with your DNS results to send your browser to some search page.

It is also possible that you are accessing the web via a proxy, and the proxy is doing something strange.

The way to diagnose this is to look at the other information in the HTTP responses you are getting, particularly the response body.