Microsoft KB Archive/323376

= FIX: WinHttpRequest Sends a &quot;Content-Length: 0&quot; Header for GET Requests =

Article ID: 323376

Article Last Modified on 11/15/2007

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APPLIES TO

 Microsoft Windows HTTP Services 5.0, when used with:  Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 1

 Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 2

 Microsoft Windows XP Professional 

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This article was previously published under Q323376

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SYMPTOMS
When you send a request by using the serverXMLHttp object, the Content-Length header is automatically added to the request. This can cause a problem when you connect to a server that is sensitive to the Content-Length settings.

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RESOLUTION
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem, submit a request to Microsoft Online Customer Services to obtain the hotfix. To submit an online request to obtain the hotfix, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=6294451

Note If additional issues occur or any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. To create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

The English version of this fix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.

<pre class="fixed_text">  Date         Time   Version        Size     File name 07-May-2002 20:53  5.0.2613.1001  292,864  WinHttp5.dll

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STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Keywords: kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbbug kbfix kbhttp kbqfe KB323376

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