MSXML3.dll 80072efd and 800c0005 errors executing ServerXMLHTTP.send in classic ASP on Windows 7

Question

I have a classic ASP page that I am trying to debug on IIS on Windows 7. The page works fine on another machine running Windows Server 2003 on a different network. Also, on

Answer 1

The only reasonable answer I've found on google was this one. I hope it helps.

How do I read the contents of a remote web page? [link removed]

A common error you might receive:

>     msxml3.dll error '80072efd'  
>     A connection with the server could not be established

Make sure that the URL is actually reachable. You may have spelled the domain name wrong, or the site may actually be down. Test using a browser from that machine, or simply running a tracert / ping. Note that ping won't always return results, because many sites block all such traffic (mainly to help eliminate DOS attacks). However, ping should at least let you know the IP address, which means that the domain name was resolved correctly through DNS. Otherwise, it might be that your DNS server is preventing connection.