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		caf on Oct 20, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: New HTTP Codes 503 seems the most appropriate of the current codes ("The server is currently unable to handle the request due to a temporary overloading or maintenance of the server. The implication is that this is a temporary condition which will be alleviated after some delay.")

catwell on Oct 20, 2011 [–]

Twitter uses "420 Enhance Your Calm" (...)

A new error code is definitely needed.

marcomonteiro on Oct 21, 2011 | [–]

This made me lol...literally!

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