Meet Marvin, the paranoid Web server
Douglas Adams tribute page raises a chuckle
Posted in Music and Media, 10th August 2001 13:07 GMT
Increase your knowledge of the latest threats to your busines
Dutch fans of author Douglas Adams have set up a script on a Web server that returns errors in the style of a famous character from the Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
Surfers trying to access a page on a site run by an association for electronics students at the University of Twente are treated to an error message from a Web server that seems to have had a personality transplant from Marvin The Paranoid Android. Very droll (if you're a Hitch hiker's fan), and we won't spoil your enjoyment by printing here what the "manic depressive" Web server with a "brain the size of the universe", has to say.
Share and enjoy... ®
Thanks to Reg reader Matthew Sullivan for bringing this little gem to our attention.
Update
The site has been knocked offline, probably due to interest from Register readers. Apologies to those who wanted to see the script in all its glory.
Related Link
Here I am, brain the size of the universe, trying to serve you a simple web page...
Related Stories
Increase your knowledge of the latest threats to your busines


The future of SaaS and IT infrastructure management
The Total Economic Impact of Dell's PC products and services
The best practices guide for application security
Reducing messaging and web security costs with managed services

Win a Samsung C6625!
Is your cameraphone an oxymoron?
Reg Mobile and Wireless newsletter is go! go! go!
Sign up, sign up for The Register IT security newsletter