I'm happy to see it fixed. I'm among the naggers, and had some fun with my complaint:
<NagMessage> You don't have a relevant issue so I just picked one. Your obsolete browser message is crappy and infuriating. I'm running *Google Chrome* on a *Chromebook*, which is about as modern as you can get, and the browser update page you link to tells me that *I* need to update my browser. What nonsense. Meanwhile, users of Seamonkey, which is a perfectly modern browser, based on the same rendering engine as Firefox, get a study and annoying message that their browser isn't supported, which far too many users read as "you stupid obsolescent geezer, why don't you get with the 21st Century?". Great public relations there on Weather.com's part. Seamonkey works fine with Google Apps, which is a very modern heavily scripted, fully interactive site, so what's so &$^&*(&)%^ special about your "new" Weather.com that you have to make an issue of the browser. Maybe *you* need to join the 21st Century and realize that the browser wars are supposed to be over. And learn to process User Agent strings properly so you can recognize a modern browser when you see one. </NagMessage> I'm just glad it's fixed. I think NetFlix is my next target. On Thursday, May 5, 2016 at 8:36:12 AM UTC-4, Ant wrote: > ... > >>>> MAY 04, 2016 | 08:39AM EDT > >>>> LaToya replied: > >>>> > >>>> We apologize for your difficulties in accessing our site due to the > >>>> recent introduction of a browser check and request to upgrade your > >>>> browser. We have introduced new features to our site to update its use > >>>> and some of these features are only explicitly supported by newer > >>>> mainstream browser versions. It's good to hear you did not have issues > >>>> with our new features in your browser or older version of the browser, > >>>> so our development team will loosen the upgrade rules so your browser > >>>> will not get this check and message. > >>>> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > >>>> > >>>> No changes yet. I'll guess their geniuses are attempting to finesse the > >>>> issue, somehow. > >>> > >>> Wow, yours was similiar to what I got earlier today. :/ > >> > >> The weather.com web site now displays correctly, without showing the nag > >> screen. They must have actually listened to us! > > > > They did: > > > > "... > > MAY 05, 2016 | 07:26AM EDT > > LaToya replied: > > > > Thank you for reporting this issue! Great news, this issue has been > > resolved! Please let me know if you continue to experience this issue. > > > > Thanks for being a fan of The Weather Channel! > > ..." > > Another e-mail: > > "... > MAY 05, 2016 | 08:04AM EDT > LaToya replied: > > You've recently reached out to us regarding difficulties in accessing > our site due to the recent introduction of a browser check and request > to upgrade your web browser. This issue has been resolved. When > accessing weather.com with an outdated browser you will receive a one > time pop up advisory to update your web browser. This update isn't > manditory and you have the option to exit out of the pop up message and > resume usage of weather.com. Please note that while updating your web > browser isn't manditory, some features are only supported by newer > mainstream browser versions. Thank you for your feedback! > > Thanks for being a fan of The Weather Channel! > ..." > > > :) > -- > "All good work is done the way ants do things: Little by little." > --Lafcadio Hearn > Note: A fixed width font (Courier, Monospace, etc.) is required to see > this signature correctly. > /\___/\ Ant(Dude) @ http://antfarm.ma.cx (Personal Web Site) > / /\ /\ \ Ant's Quality Foraged Links: http://aqfl.net > | |o o| | > \ _ / If crediting, then use Ant nickname and AQFL URL/link. > ( ) Chop ANT from its address if e-mailing privately. > Ant is currently not listening to any songs on this computer. _______________________________________________ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
