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HTTP/1.1 502 Gateway Error ( Error in CGI Application )

Below is the error that I am receivng while trying to post file to our custiomer's server. Could you please let me what might be the cause of the error. Please let me know if you need additional information.

We received:'
HTTP/1.1 502 Gateway Error
Server: Microsoft-IIS/5.0
Date: Mon, 01 May 2006 18:41:26 GMT
Content-Length: 215
Content-Type: text/html

<head><title>Error in CGI Application</title></head> <body><h1>CGI Error</h1>The specified CGI application misbehaved by not returning a complete set of HTTP headers. The headers it did return are:<p><p><pre></pre>'

ahoffmann

as the error says: the CGI you called did not return a HTTP header but only some content

g46905

ASKER

Why does this happen. This happens sporadically..any suggestion would greatly be appreciated.

Thanks

Tintin

Without seeing the code, it would be impossible to make a guess as to the problem. Can you easily repeat the problem?

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g46905

ASKER

If its a timesout issue.. I would expect the HTTP response code to be 504. am I not correct?

Thanks,

ahoffmann

> Server: Microsoft-IIS/5.0
>> I would expect the ..
hmm, I'd expect something random :-( except you know how the server and the whole topology around it is configured:-)

g46905

ASKER

The error is being generated from our customers server and I am not aware how this is configured at this moment. Can you give me few tips about how to trouble shoot the issue. Thanks for all your help.

ahoffmann

check the locks of the customer's server