Question

I’m making a post httpwebrequst, but in the HttpWebResponse im getting an error code 403 forbidden. Now that error isnt very use full to me.

I then tried a testprogram (that i do not have the source code to :() and used it to make the same post, and it returned with a code 403 forbidden but also told me tha SSL was needed. So is it possible to get more ‘serverside’details out of a failed httpwebrequest that just the errorcode?

thank you

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Just to clear things up. Its fine that im getting the 403, i was just wondering why the test program could tell that SSL that SSL was needed when i can see anything like that in the webexception

Answer 1

If a WebException is thrown because of a protocol error, its Response property will contain the actual response received from the web server.

try  {     // Do WebRequest } catch (WebException ex)  {     if (ex.Status == WebExceptionStatus.ProtocolError)      {         HttpWebResponse response = ex.Response as HttpWebResponse;         if (response != null)         {             // Process response         }     } }