YAWS Alert Colour Codes
29 April update The nature of the Internet on mobiles has changed since the inception of YAWS in 2002. The old WAP site has been withdrawn. Most users will already have access to html browsing on their mobile phone and will be able to see yaws.mobi without problems. For users not in this group; grasp the nettle and update your phone. Relatively cheap data plans are now bundled with your phone tariff and striving to keep data volumes low is, today, much less less important than in 2002. Over the coming months web images supplied will be increased in size to note the increased popularity of phone browsers handling 800 x 480 pixels with ease. HAL "Is your confidence in me fully restored?" BOWMAN "Yes, it is, Hal." HAL "Well, that's a relief... You know I have the greatest enthusiasm possible for the mission."
Occasionally the YAWS system may need to be taken offline for software updates or maintenance. So users may know when the system is being worked on, colour-coded flags are deployed atop all YAWS pages. White: Normal network service. Amber: Maintenance scheduled. Black: Maintenance imminent.