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Thanks for clarifying. You're right! The output isn't actually text/plain. As someone who values standards, it is annoying to see control-code garbage when the

Thanks for clarifying. You're right! The output isn't actually text/plain. As someone who values standards, it is annoying to see control-code garbage when the content type claims to be text/plain. But wttr.in seems more like a fun novelty than a serious service and I suspect they don't pay much attention to standards. Still, I'm not sure that excuses saying one thing in the headers and delivering something else in the body. But you've got a fair point. So thanks!

kevin_thibedeau 1y ago
Control codes are documented in a standard for use in terminals. So not all standards are valued?
- throwaway150 1y ago
  That control codes are documented in a standard is orthogonal to the HTTP standard. A terminal program should follow the terminal standard by all means. But a web service advertising one Content-Type but delivering another Content-Type is a violation of the web standards.