On Sat, 2003-10-11 at 13:34, Praedor Atrebates wrote:
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> In spite of repeated (nice) complaints from myself, my credit union still 
> dorks me over whenever I try to access MY account information via the web 
> using konqueror.
> 
> I set it to identify itself as netscape OR explorer but it doesn't work, they 
> redirect me to a download page and expect me to either download netscape or 
> IE.  I don't (yet) know by what means they are detecting that my browser 
> isn't mozilla or IE but it pisses me off no end.  I prefer konqueror.  
> Konqueror is a GOOD browser capable of handling any and all _proper_ web 
> protocols.  I have tried suggesting to them that they provide a button to go 
> on anyway without downloading either browser if they insist on forcing people 
> to this page but they just wont do this one simple thing.  
> 
> I am DETERMINED to get past their nonsense and access my account information 
> USING KONQUEROR DAMNIT!  So there.  It does still happen, this nonsense, and 
> spoofing a browser doesn't always work.
> 
> praedor

praedor,  do they use asp?  I've seen a number of asp generated pages
that barely work in Moz and IE let alone Konq.  

James

> 
> On Saturday 11 October 2003 09:24 am, Eric Huff wrote:
> > > Honestly, maybe I don't hang out in the right places or something,
> > > but my wife and I do almost everything online using Mozilla and
> > > Galeon and hardly ever run into this problem. It's been at least a
> > > year since the last time I had to show her how to spoof a browser
> > > ID with Konqueror.
> >
> > It still happens.  There are a couple sites (which i can't remember
> > now) i need that does, and people on newbie mention it every so
> > often.  I always send them a letter asking to remove such a useless
> > requirement...
> >
> > eric
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