On 26 Nov 2012 Brian Jordan  wrote:

> In message <52f4c7c585t...@netsurf-browser.org>
>           Michael Drake <t...@netsurf-browser.org> wrote:

>> In article <6162c5f452.pnyo...@pnyoung.ormail.co.uk>,
>>    Peter Young <pnyo...@ormail.co.uk> wrote:

>>> I have just downloaded #672 and ran it. I was horrified at the hash it
>>> made of my homepage, which is http://m.bbc.co.uk/news

>> I'm not sure if I'm getting the same thing you are.  I just get the mobile
>> version of their site.

> Same here.

>> It seems they've started sending the mobile version if the browser's
>> useragent string contains "armv5l", which NetSurf's does when running on
>> the Iyonix hardware.

> Might be any "arm" in the useragent string. I am using a Virtual Acorn
> and RISC OS Select 6.20 and the useragent string contains "armv4l" - I
> see exactly the same as Peter.

>> NetSurf on x86 linux gets the desktop site.

I suggest we all send feedback to the BBC News site and if that 
doesn't work raise a complaint.

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