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

Ideally you should be getting this error:

java.net.UnknownHostException: www.thisurldoesnotexist

But it looks like your URL is resolved by you DNS provider.

For instance on my company's network running your code with URI "http://profile/" displays the employee profile.

Please also check etc.home file if you are on windows to check if any settings have been changed.