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451 - new status code for resources blocked by the state

Tim Bray, a Google employee, whose name is on the front page of the XML specification , suggested adding a new status code for Legally-restricted Resources.

A draft bid has already been sent to the IETF .





Code 451 was not chosen by chance: a direct reference to Ray Bradbury’s novel is intended to remind all of us of the despotic future predicted in it. The very same idea of ​​a similar code of vital with Tim since the time of blocking Pirate Bay .



Do not be surprised if you soon see 451 Unavailable for Legal Reasons on any of your favorite sites.

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PS More Guardian article: www.guardian.co.uk/books/2012/jun/22/ray-bradbury-internet-error-message-451

Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/146376/



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