Q:
What is the favicon.ico request that my site
receives now and then?
A:
This request comes from your Internet browser.
When an user visiting a page of yours asks
the browser to take a favorite (bookmark),
the browser tries to find whether your site provides a favicon.ico
to be associated with favorites.
If such icon is found, the browser associates it
to the favorite (bookmark).
For instance, if you bookmark this page,
you'll find that your favorite (bookmark)
is associated with our icon 
.
To know more about favicon.ico and to learn
how you may implement your own icon, visit the
