Table 4

Listing of response codes that the site might return

Code

Description

200

The request was processed successfully.

301

Moved (permanently). Use the new address for future requests

302

Moved (temporarily)

400

Bad request. There is a problem with your input.

404

Not found. The resource you requested doesn't exist.

410

Gone. The resource you requested was removed.

500

Internal server error. Most likely a temporary problem, but if the problem persists please contact the site operators.

503

Service not available. The server is being updated, try again later.

Jain et al. BMC Bioinformatics 2009 10:136   doi:10.1186/1471-2105-10-136