Connect Extends Script Toolkit with InDesign Server

Hi folks,
I'm trying to connect my Extends Script Toolkit installed with the InDesign Server CS4 on a XServe Mac with a running InDesign Server thread. This won't work, see screenshots. Any hints on this topic? Are their any log files written by the Extends Script to solve the problem?
Cheers Tino

Hi Sheldon,
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Jeffrey O'Donald
Adobe

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