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It's weird, when HN goes down, it seems to accept the HTTP connection, but closes it again once the request is sent. I'm not sure on the exact timing, but I'm d

It's weird, when HN goes down, it seems to accept the HTTP connection, but closes it again once the request is sent. I'm not sure on the exact timing, but I'm definitely never getting "connection refused" or an actual HTTP error code. No other site behaves like that.

derefr 17y ago
I'm guessing there's a proxy or load-balancer involved—the backend goes down, but the proxy stays up, so when you send your request it gets forwarded first, and then fails.
- wmf 17y ago
  A working proxy would send a 500 error. The closed connections are a telltale sign of an amateur Web server; probably written in Arc in this case.
  - Zak 17y ago
    An outdated version of the HN source code, including its web server is distributed along with Arc.