Why am I getting “(304) Not Modified” error on some links when using HttpWebRequest?

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First, this is not an error. The 3xx denotes a redirection. The real errors are 4xx (client error) and 5xx (server error).

If a client gets a 304 Not Modified, then it’s the client’s responsibility to display the resouce in question from its own cache. In general, the proxy shouldn’t worry about this. It’s just the messenger.

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