403 Forbidden

19 Oct 2006 6:02 PM

fniles

Our VB program downloads an XML file from a URL on our website to our
client's machine using HTTP control. When it does that, it got the
following error:
"403 Forbidden - The ISA Server denies the specified Uniform Resource
Locator (URL). (12202)
Internet Security and Acceleration Server"
I can bring up a browser (IE) and type in the URL and see the file with
no problem.
Other clients do not have this problem, only this client has this
problem.
We do not have/install ISA Server on our site.
What can I do to fix this problem ?
Thanks.

19 Oct 2006 6:45 PM

Chris Crowe [MVP 1997 -> 2006]

If you do not have ISA then it sounds like you have entered the wrong URL /
IP Address and getting someone elses ISA server.

Chris

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"fniles" <fni***@pfmail.com> wrote in message
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> Our VB program downloads an XML file from a URL on our website to our
> client's machine using HTTP control. When it does that, it got the
> following error:
> "403 Forbidden - The ISA Server denies the specified Uniform Resource
> Locator (URL). (12202)
> Internet Security and Acceleration Server"
> I can bring up a browser (IE) and type in the URL and see the file with
> no problem.
> Other clients do not have this problem, only this client has this
> problem.
> We do not have/install ISA Server on our site.
> What can I do to fix this problem ?
> Thanks.
>

19 Oct 2006 7:05 PM

fniles

We are using IP address to get to the file, and it is the correct IP
address, all other clients are using the same IP with no problem.
http://myipaddress/XMLFiles/myfile.xml

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"Chris Crowe [MVP 1997 -> 2006]" <iismvp2***@iisfaq.homeip.net> wrote in
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> If you do not have ISA then it sounds like you have entered the wrong URL
> / IP Address and getting someone elses ISA server.
>
> Chris
>
> --
>
>
> Chris Crowe [ IIS MVP - 1997 - 2006 ]
> http://blog.crowe.co.nz
>
>
> "fniles" <fni***@pfmail.com> wrote in message
> news:uUqFwi68GHA.2268@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> Our VB program downloads an XML file from a URL on our website to our
>> client's machine using HTTP control. When it does that, it got the
>> following error:
>> "403 Forbidden - The ISA Server denies the specified Uniform Resource
>> Locator (URL). (12202)
>> Internet Security and Acceleration Server"
>> I can bring up a browser (IE) and type in the URL and see the file with
>> no problem.
>> Other clients do not have this problem, only this client has this
>> problem.
>> We do not have/install ISA Server on our site.
>> What can I do to fix this problem ?
>> Thanks.
>>
>
>

23 Oct 2006 1:15 PM

Daniel Crichton

fniles wrote on Thu, 19 Oct 2006 13:02:00 -0500:

> Our VB program downloads an XML file from a URL on our website to our
> client's machine using HTTP control. When it does that, it got the
> following error:
> "403 Forbidden - The ISA Server denies the specified Uniform Resource
> Locator (URL). (12202)
> Internet Security and Acceleration Server"
> I can bring up a browser (IE) and type in the URL and see the file with
> no problem.
> Other clients do not have this problem, only this client has this
> problem.
> We do not have/install ISA Server on our site.
> What can I do to fix this problem ?
> Thanks.

Sounds like this particular client is connecting via an ISA server which is
blocking the connection. Have you got the client to test with a browser? If
it works with a browser and not with the HTTP control then it could be that
the HTTP control isn't passing the required authention details to the ISA
server proxy and so isn't being allowed access.

Dan