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I am not sure where to post this. I have a WordPress site that is giving this message when trying to verify the site with MacAfee -
Error Submitting Site for Verification
It appears that the Web site CruisesbyCaptBob.com (or www.CruisesbyCaptBob.com) is returning an HTTP 2xx or 3xx status response code in the header of 404 pages.
We cannot verify a Web site that is configured this way because it allows anyone to verify themselves as the owner of your site. Please update your Web site server configuration to return 404 status codes in the headers for pages that do not exist. Once your site is configured this way then you can return and request a file name verification.

What does this mean and how can it be fixed?

Dotty

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I guess this link will be very useful to you.
please follow the steps:

http://www.thesitewizard.com/archive/custom404.shtml

hope it helps…

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Manna, I did some research and it turns out to not be an isolated case, apparently Macaffee have a broken system (and have had an issue for a while) - which has gone unresolved in how 404 (page not found errors) are handled within wordpress when requested by the site advisor. Basically there’s nothing you can do about it (though that particular security brand isn’t a very good one anyway, I would even trust norton over that junk) :slight_smile:

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Thanks Alex - I too have been looking for a solution and have not come up with one. The odd thing is that my own blog on Wordpress is fine but this one is not - and they are very similar.

Dotty

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I also have a WordPress site that is giving the same message when trying to verify the site with MacAfee -

Error Submitting Site for Verification

It appears that the Web site DNAartonline.com (or www.DNAartonline.com) is returning an HTTP 2xx or 3xx status response code in the header of 404 pages. We cannot verify a Web site that is configured this way because it allows anyone to verify themselves as the owner of your site. Please update your Web site server configuration to return 404 status codes in the headers for pages that do not exist. Once your site is configured this way then you can return and request a file name verification.

Surely McAfee SiteAdvisor has the resources to fix glitches in a timely manner. Is this really a glitch or a problem on my end?

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Hi Lisa
I wish I knew - My own personal site does not give the error, but a clients does - and we are using themes by the same company. I have not solved this problem yet.