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The '''Hyper Text Coffee Pot Control Protocol''' ('''HTCPCP''' for short) is a [[protocol]] for controlling, monitoring and diagnosing [[coffee pot]]s.
The '''Hyper Text Coffee Pot Control Protocol''' ('''HTCPCP''' for short) is a [[protocol]] for controlling, monitoring and diagnosing [[coffee]] pots.


HTCPCP is specified in the jocular [[Request For Comments|RFC]] #2324, written on [[April 1]] [[1998]]. Although the RFC describing the protocol is an [[April fools]] joke and not to be taken seriously, it specifies the protocol itself accurately enough for it to be a real, non-fictional protocol. No known implementations of it exist, though.
HTCPCP is specified in the jocular RFC 2324, published on [[April 1]] [[1998]]. Although the [[Request For Comments|RFC]] describing the protocol is an [[April fools]] joke and not to be taken seriously, it specifies the protocol itself accurately enough for it to be a real, non-fictional protocol. No known implementations of it exist, though.


HTCPCP is an extension of [[Hyper Text Transfer Protocol|HTTP]]. HTCPCP requests are identified with the [[Universal Resource Identifier|URI]] scheme <code>coffee:</code> and contain several additions to the HTTP methods:
HTCPCP is an extension of [[Hyper Text Transfer Protocol|HTTP]]. HTCPCP requests are identified with the [[Universal Resource Identifier|URI]] scheme <code>coffee:</code> and contain several additions to the HTTP methods:
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For more detailed specifications, see the HTCPCP RFC.
For more detailed specifications, see the HTCPCP RFC.


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==External links==
[http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2324.txt?number=2324 Hyper Text Coffee Pot Control Protocol]

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[[Category:Internet architecture]]

Revision as of 01:51, 20 March 2005

The Hyper Text Coffee Pot Control Protocol (HTCPCP for short) is a protocol for controlling, monitoring and diagnosing coffee pots.

HTCPCP is specified in the jocular RFC 2324, published on April 1 1998. Although the RFC describing the protocol is an April fools joke and not to be taken seriously, it specifies the protocol itself accurately enough for it to be a real, non-fictional protocol. No known implementations of it exist, though.

HTCPCP is an extension of HTTP. HTCPCP requests are identified with the URI scheme coffee: and contain several additions to the HTTP methods:

  • BREW or POST: Causes the HTCPCP server to brew coffee.
  • GET: Retrieves coffee from the HTCPCP server.
  • PROPFIND: Finds out metadata about the coffee.
  • WHEN: Says "when", causing the HTCPCP server to stop pouring milk into the coffee (if applicable).

For more detailed specifications, see the HTCPCP RFC.

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