[ale] [Fwd: Re: GS%T00030 Site issue (General issues) [ 30150T ?01 ] (KMM61278772V19755L0KM)]

[Pete Hardie]

On 10/26/06, Randal Jarrett <rsj at radio.org> wrote:
> You can always have Firefox lie for you.

UserAgent extension is good for this, if you don't want to keep
manually editing the config.


>
> there is a command that you can use on the address line that will show
> all of firefox's configuration.  about:conifg
>
> Using this you can delete, add or modify the configuration to fit what
> you want it to do.
>
> I set mine to respond as "Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP"
>
> You might want to google this but from my memory here are the steps:
>
> on address line enter 'about:config' and enter.  This will give you a
> list of current settings.
>
> Do a ^f (search) and look for useragent to see if
> general.useragent.override is there.
>
> If so, right click and select edit/modify and set it to read
> 'Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP'.
>
> if not right click and select new then string and enter
> 'general.useragent.override'
>
> for the value enter 'Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP'
>
> close the window.  open a new window and type about:
> under the version number it should show your new setting.
>
> I have not had any more problems with browser rejection.
>
>
> Randy
>
> On Wed, 2006-10-25 at 23:36 -0400, Michael B. Trausch wrote:
> > Christopher Fowler wrote:
> > >
> > > Nice eh.  I even got this problem on FireFox 1.5.  I guess they detect
> > > Linux and say that I need to upgrade.  Anyone else seeing this?
> > >
> >
> > I love how they said in their message to "reinstall your web browser."
> >
> > It is clear that they are stuck in the box of using Windows and
> > Microsoft applications.  I don't think that they even realize that many
> > applications won't be fixed by a reinstallation because the profile and
> > configuration settings persist, even in the Windows registry on Windows.
> >  :-/
> >
> >       -- Mike
> >
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