Here's a bit of ammo for you: If IE6 is supported, why not Netscape 6.2? They were released about the same time... (sure, that's probably 0.01% or less of your user base, but at least it puts into prospective the relative browser technology of the time.)
Also, just because 10% of your user base uses Internet Explorer 6.0, doesn't mean they are locked into using IE6. Unlike, say if 10% of your customers used diesel gasoline in their cars, it is not a major investment for them to move to a different browser (compared to buying a new gasoline car). I would argue that if a website I liked no longer supported IE6, I'd update my browser. And just because it's supported does not mean it's up to date. --Matt Ross Ephrata School District ----- Original Message ----- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[email protected]] To: NT System Admin Issues [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:41:56 -0700 Subject: Re: Ammo request > While IE6 might "kinda sorta" be supported, you might wish to see if > you can verify what OS the browser is being hosted on. > > If IE6 is being run on Win2k or XP pre-SP3 then those OSes are no > longer supported, and nor is their IE6, and you should give weight to > the idea that their browsers need to be updated. > > It's a bit more ammo, one way or the other. > > Kurt > > On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 08:00, Bill Songstad <[email protected]> wrote: > > There's been a lot of good discussion in this thread and thanks to > everyone > > who chimed in. I have to agree with those who say 10% is too much to > > irritate. And though they don't directly pay us through the website, the > > info and articles we put there are some of the side benefits to the > > things they do pay for. We are going to try to put out a campaign to > get > > them to upgrade by detecting their browser version, but as long as our > > readership is above 4% IE6, leaving it to rot is off the table. My > > apologies to my developer. > > > > Thanks everyone, > > > > -Bill > > > > On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 6:20 AM, Kennedy, Jim > <[email protected]> > > wrote: > >> > >> The below is a VERY good idea. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> From: Eric Brouwer [mailto:[email protected]] > >> Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2010 9:18 AM > >> To: NT System Admin Issues > >> Subject: Re: Ammo request > >> > >> > >> > >> Worst case scenario, have the site check for browser versions. If it > sees > >> IE6, serve up stripped down content that is formatted to work properly, > yet > >> still contains the information needed. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
