August 1991 Archives

This error (HTTP 400 Bad Request) means that your browser sent a request that this server could not understand.

In case you are interested in more details concerning the HTTP error codes, pls. compare RFC 2616.

This error (HTTP 401 Authorization Required) means that this server could not verify that you are authorized to access the document requested. Either you supplied the wrong credentials (e.g., bad password), or your browser doesn't understand how to supply the credentials required.

In case you are interested in more details concerning the HTTP error codes, pls. compare RFC 2616.

This error (HTTP 403 Forbidden) means you don't have permission to access the file requested on this server.

In case you are interested in more details concerning the HTTP error codes, pls. compare RFC 2616.

This error (HTTP 408 Request Time-Out) means the server didn´t hear from you due to a packet loss in the voids of the net or you didn´t receive the server´s answer due to a similar problem within a reasonable time frame.

In case you are interested in more details concerning the HTTP error codes, pls. compare RFC 2616.

The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration (500 Internal Server Error) and was unable to complete your request.

Please contact the server administrator, and inform them of the time the error occurred, and anything you might have done that may have caused the error.

More information about this error may be available in the server error log. Even this sites' webmaster is not sure where to find that log and his provider is of no help here - so pls. do not ask for details.

In case you are interested in more details concerning the HTTP error codes, pls. compare RFC 2616.

This error (HTTP 404 Not Found) is amazingly popular and means that you were able to connect to the website, but the page you wanted was not found.

It's possible that the webpage is temporarily unavailable. Alternatively, we might have changed or removed this webpage address.

Pls. check available categories listed in the right-hand side navigation and all entries via the & the Red Fez Archive.

Additionally, make sure to use the site search.

In case you are interested in more details concerning the HTTP error codes, pls. compare RFC 2616.

Today is the birthday of the Web. A NeXT machine at the European particle physics laboratory in Geneva was hosting what is now known as the first Web server http://info.cern.ch and on this particular day the code for accessing that server (later on known as a browser) was posted in an alt.hypertext discussion group.

From the BBC News:

In a few short years the web has become so familiar that it is hard to think of life without it.

We are taking the opportunity and give credit to that exact publication date by back-posting our standard Web server errors to August 6, 1991.

This error (HTTP 503 Service Temporarily Unavailable) means that the server is temporarily unable to service your request due to maintenance downtime or capacity problems.

Please try again later.

In case you are interested in more details concerning the HTTP error codes, pls. compare RFC 2616.