differences between Msxml2.ServerXMLHTTP and WinHttp.WinHttpRequest?

Question

just when I finally understood the difference between Msxml2.XMLHTTP and Msxml2.ServerXMLHTTP

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290761

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Answer 1

Similarly a recent application has found me asking similar questions, however after performing some rudimentary research I have simplified as follows:

WinHTTP :: high-level interface to the HTTP/1.1 Internet protocol

ServerXMLHTTP :: ServerXMLHTTP is recommended for server applications and XMLHTTP is recommended for client applications

Depends what you are doing and how much control you require.

Explicitly denied elements of ServerXMLHTTP often cause some developers annoyances as it requires a little more 'work' to implement effectively. The helping-hand with the explicitly allowed WinHTTP and XMLHTTP objects is not there with ServerXMLHTTP.

If your solution requires elements of Enterprise up-scaling, out-scaling then perhaps choose appropriately.