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.

Answer 2

I found out that when getting the 800C005 error in my script the connectivity to the soap server I was connecting to makes a difference.

Had to define multiple entries in my windows HOSTS table to run the script without the error.

Put in mysoapserverurl.com that gave an error, when adding www.mysoapserverurl.com that works, leaving only the URL with www. the script gives the error again. (always msxml3.dll error).

Answer 3

This worked for fixing my issue with same error number in vbs file using Microsoft.XmlHttp.

Try adding empty double quotes at end of http.send

http = CreateObject("Microsoft.XmlHttp")
http.open "GET", strURL, False
http.send ""

Worked for me. Good luck to you.

Answer 4

It could happen if your URL is more than 255 characters in length. Some how XML is not allowing to post more than 255 characters

Answer 5

@Dan: Did you try with the IP for stackoverflow.com?

set xmlHTTP = server.CreateObject("MSXML2.ServerXMLHTTP")
xmlHTTP.open "get", "http://64.34.119.12/", False
xmlHTTP.send

response.write xmlHTTP.responseText

Answer 6

This error can also occur when using HTTPS if the SSL session cannot be negotiated due to incompatible ciphers.

SSL Labs's SSL Test can help determine which are compatible.

I know the original question was about a non-SSL connection, but I'm putting this out there as this is the first hit on Google when searching for the error message.