Re: Faked Browser with Mozilla Firebird
On Thu, Nov 06, 2003 at 10:21:45PM +0000, Clive Menzies wrote:
> On (06/11/03 17:35), Joseph Jones wrote:
> >
> > Lukas Ruf wrote:
> >
> > >Dear all,
> > >
> > >is there any way to make Mozilla Firebird send a faked browser
> > >identification to the server? I would like it to send for some sites
> > >the MSIE identification, while for others Netscape 4.7.
> > >
> > >Can I do this with Mozilla Firebird? And how?
> > >
> > >Thanks for any help!
> > >
> > >wbr,
> > >Lukas
> > >
> > >
> > Try out this little extension: http://prefbar.mozdev.org/
> >
> > It adds an optional toolbar to Firebird that, amongst other things,
> > allows you to select a spooked user agent.
> >
> > Joe
> OK Guys ;)
>
> I'm intrigued..... why would you want to do this? I understand Opera
> does it because MS had found a way to lock them out of certain sites.
> Is this also a problem for Mozilla?
>
> Regards
>
Some sites, particularly banks and other financial businesses, don't want
the business of non-M$ people. Its rather like the way they used to treat
people of color.
--
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