Hyper Text Coffee Pot Control Protocol
| International standard | Internet Engineering Task Force |
|---|---|
| Developed by | Larry Masinter |
| Introduced | April 1, 1998 |
| Website | rfc2324 |
The Hyper Text Coffee Pot Control Protocol (HTCPCP) is a facetious communication protocol for controlling, monitoring, and diagnosing coffee pots. It is specified in RFC 2324, published on 1 April 1998 as an April Fools' Day RFC, as part of an April Fools prank. An extension, HTCPCP-TEA, was published as RFC 7168 on 1 April 2014 to support brewing teas, also as an April Fools' Day RFC in error 418.