Pete's Log: IIS is dumb

Entry #1555, (Coding, Hacking, & CS stuff)
(posted when I was 29 years old.)

This may be the most retarded error page I've ever seen in my life:

The page must be viewed over a secure channel
The page you are trying to access is secured with Secure Sockets Layer (SSL).

Please try the following:

  • Type https:// at the beginning of the address you are attempting to reach and press ENTER.
HTTP Error 403.4 - Forbidden: SSL is required to view this resource.
Internet Information Services (IIS)

It really is too bad the HTTP standard doesn't have some kind of builtin redirect functionality.