Error 418 facts
While investigating facts about Error 418, I found out little known, but curios details like:
There is a 404 style error called '418 I'm a teapot', which is returned by tea pots requested to brew coffee.
The official Http Error Code of 418 is defined as "I'm a teapot" due to an April Fools Joke in 1998 never being removed
In my opinion, it is useful to put together a list of the most interesting details from trusted sources that I've come across. Here are 13 of the best facts about Error 418 I managed to collect.
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The HTTP standard includes an error message 418: I'm a teapot. It is part of the standard detailing a protocol known as Hyper Text Coffee Pot Control Protocol (HTCPCP) and is supposed to be used when an attempt is made to brew coffee in a teapot instead of a coffee pot.
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An HTTP extension, the Hyper Text Coffee Pot Control Protocol (HTCPCP) for diagnosing and controlling coffee pots, was written as an April Fool's Day joke. It includes the error message "418: I'm a teapot."
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HTTP error code 418 (where 404 = Not Found, 403 = Forbidden etc.) should be returned by tea pots requested to brew coffee.
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About the HTTP 418 "I'm a teapot" error. This error is a reference to Hyper Text Coffee Pot Control Protocol which was an April Fools' joke in 1998.
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RFC 2324, the Hyper Text Coffee Pot Control Protocol. It was included by the IETF as an easter egg in 1998 and contains error 418: I'm a teapot, which is returned when a user requests coffee from a teapot.
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HTTP Code 418 - I'm A Teapot is an official HTTP Client Error and indicates that you tried to make coffee in a teapot.
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There is an error code in HTTP called Code 418. It is meant to be returned when a teapot is requested to brew coffee.
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While most people know of error 404, very few people know of error 418 "I'm a teapot"
What is true about error 418?
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Google has a cute little error page for error 418 (I'm a teapot)
