[vox] [OT] You, too, can learn how to make crappy web applications

[Bill Kendrick]

My friend just forwarded this to me.  What amused him so much is the fact
that the previous page was touting how the class was going to teach how to
make secure and robust web applications using .NET :^)

Anyway, he insisted I post it somewhere, so I figured LUGOD'd find it
amusing...

-bill!


----- Forwarded message from Sterba -----

Ok. So I register for the .NET class by going to the Microsoft website...

I go to the next page.

I enter my credit card info.

I click submit.

I get the Microsoft-certified confirmation:
(scroll down to see it)















Server Error in '/Get.NETconnected' Application.





The transport failed to connect to the server.

Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the 
current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information 
about the error and where it originated in the code.

Exception Details: System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException: The 
transport failed to connect to the server.

Source Error:

An unhandled exception was generated during the execution of the current 
web request. Information regarding the origin and location of the exception 
can be identified using the exception stack trace below.

Stack Trace:




[COMException (0x80040213): The transport failed to connect to the server.
]

[TargetInvocationException: Exception has been thrown by the target of an 
invocation.]
   System.RuntimeType.InvokeDispMethod(String name, BindingFlags 
invokeAttr, Object target, Object[] args, Boolean[] byrefModifiers, Int32 
culture, String[] namedParameters) +0
   System.RuntimeType.InvokeMember(String name, BindingFlags invokeAttr, 
Binder binder, Object target, Object[] args, ParameterModifier[] modifiers, 
CultureInfo culture, String[] namedParameters) +473
   System.Web.Mail.LateBoundAccessHelper.CallMethod(Object obj, String 
methodName, Object[] args) +58

[HttpException (0x80004005): Could not access 'CDO.Message' object.]
   System.Web.Mail.LateBoundAccessHelper.CallMethod(Object obj, String 
methodName, Object[] args) +113
   System.Web.Mail.CdoSysHelper.Send(MailMessage message) +1846
   System.Web.Mail.CdoSysHelper.Send(String from, String to, String 
subject, String messageText) +74
   System.Web.Mail.SmtpMail.Send(String from, String to, String subject, 
String messageText) +168
   ISVTouchdown.Confirm.Page_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e) +3051
   System.Web.UI.Control.OnLoad(EventArgs e) +67
   System.Web.UI.Control.LoadRecursive() +35
   System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain() +725



Version Information: Microsoft .NET Framework Version:1.1.4322.573; ASP.NET 
Version:1.1.4322.573





----- End forwarded message -----

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