HTTPService still not reporting status 500

Question

I was told that the HTTPService (using POST) has been enhaced
to better report server side errors. In particular, when the server
responds with a status 500 one is not able to see the actual error
from the server.
This problem still exists and as a result makes using Flex as
an RIA platform not play by the rules. Meaning, one can't have
multiple front end applications using the same server side
application without having to do special things for Flex
applications.
Since the http socket in browsers support this capability I
don't understand why Flash player has limitations in this regard.
More importantly, is this going to be fixed?

Answer 1

The issue:
someone installed the SUP role for SCCM 2007 and configured it for the separate WSUS server (on Windows server 2012). They didn't select "Create all WSUS reporting events"for the SUP role, and we have abandoned SCCM's SUP role. So now all of our clients
are still updating with our WSUS server but not reporting status.
Yeah, I hate when that happens, and you're not the first victim of this particular scenario. The setting can be reset via the API, and I believe that there's a VB script or a PowerShell script (or maybe both) on CodePlex that can be used to reset the reporting
option on the WSUS server.
Actually, since this is a WSUS v6 server, you may be able to configure it directly using PowerShell now, given the assortment of API functionality that is now exposed in PowerShell.
If not natively, also check out the PoshWSUS package, which almost certainly supports this option configuration.
Arguably when converting from a SUP to a standalone WSUS server, it would be better to build the WSUS server from scratch, which also would eliminate this issue. Consider how many superseded updates were expired by Configuration Manager, that NOW...
maybe you don't want to be expired? (Or worse, have already been deleted by the Server Cleanup Wizard because they
were expired.)
Lawrence Garvin, M.S., MCSA, MCITP:EA, MCDBA
SolarWinds Head Geek
Microsoft MVP - Software Packaging, Deployment & Servicing (2005-2014)
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