Re: Browser identification to websites
Ken Heard <ken@heard.name>:
> Paul Johnson wrote:
>
> > Why not treat the problem, not the symptoms, and insist on only visiting
> > websites that respect your choice of software in the first place, and/or
> > let companies that don't know why you won't be doing business with them
> > again or anytime in the forseeable future.
>
> I agree with you Paul, and intend to raise the matter with the company
> when I return to Canada. All they need to do is ensure that their site
> conforms with the W3C standard. (Because MSIE does not completely
> [snip]
MS, and MSIE, generally ignore standards, by design.
> As for boycotting companies which basically test their sites
> only on MSIE, I would like to boycott them. However, this
> particular insurance company underwrites the largest group health
> plan in Canada, covering all employees of the federal government
> and their dependents, the Canadian Coast Guard and RCMP members and
> their dependents, dependents of all military personnel, and all
> pensioners from the foregoing
Educate them. Census recently managed to come around somewhat when we
complained. It helps if you can twist their conscience with
accessibility (a la, the handicapped) enablement.
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