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Comment by gliptic | original | The Hypertext Transfer Protocol Status Code 483 (I'm Not a Freezer)
[−]gliptic · 2026-11-15 Sun 16:24 UTC · link
This is nonsensical so I'm thinking LLM generated.

> A server MUST NOT return 483 merely because:

> * its operating temperature is below ambient temperature;

Why would it return `I'm Not a Freezer` because it's cold?

[−]tintor · 2026-11-15 Sun 16:29 UTC · link
Server operating in freezing temperature is not the same as server controlling a freezer.
[−]gliptic · 2026-11-15 Sun 16:34 UTC · link
Yes, but that would make sense if the header was "I _Am_ a Freezer", then it should NOT return "I Am a Freezer" just because the server is merely cold. Now it's admonishing against the opposite of what someone might think to do.