If not, contact website owner and inform them of problem or check back later.

Error: Host Unavailable

Grab a cup of coffee on this one and fall back to reading newspaper.

You can try hitting your "Refresh" button a couple of times, but, for all intents and purposes, this means server has gone down.

Try again in a few minutes on off-chance you tried to access website just as owners were restarting server or temporarily disconnected it from Web.

If this doesn't work, phone rates your best course of action to contact website owner since it's a safe bet their email won't work either.

Error: Unable to Locate Host

This message usually means one of three things: web server is down; your Internet connection is dead; you typed in web address incorrectly.

To correct problem, first try retyping web address into your browser's address bar. If that doesn't work, try surfing over to another website to make sure your connection is live.

If you can't load any websites, contact your Internet service provider (ISP) for technical assistance.

As a general rule, if you encounter an error while surfing web, try these steps in order to fix problem:

1. Click your Web browser's "Refresh" button.

2. Verify that you typed in correct URL (web address)

3. Close down and restart your Web browser completely.

4. Contact website owner to alert them to problem or request help.

5. Contact your ISP for help.

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