# AJAX, IE6 and System error: -1072896658

DevFeed: [AJAX, IE6 and System error: -1072896658](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/ajax-ie6-and-system-error-1072896658-35373.md>)

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Author: Graham King

Published: 2008-02-08T02:43:05Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Graham King](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/graham-king.md>)

Topics: [Ajax](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ajax.md>), [Microsoft](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/microsoft.md>), [Query (disambiguation)](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/query.md>), [Server](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/server.md>), [Firefox](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/firefox.md>)

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## AI overview

A troubleshooting note about an IE6 AJAX error when reading responseText through Microsoft.XMLHTTP. The reported fix is to return the correct MIME type, such as text/plain for plain-text responses.

## Source excerpt

I have just spent a while wrestling with this problem, so in case anyone else comes across it. Symptoms - You are making an AJAX query to your server - in my case using Yahoo's excellent YUI, connection manager. - On IE6, using the Microsoft.XMLHTTP object, you try and read the responseText parameter (or the YUI does for you).