CARS.COM - blocking bad browsers

CARS.COM had already limited its usefulness by using Java in its primary interface. Now it's gone that extra step: banning what it calls broken browsers. So, Mozilla users - stop by and clue them in on the business they're turning away by being lazy and discriminatory. While you're at it,

Re: CARS.COM - blocking bad browsers

I have no problems accessing the main site using Moz 0.9.5 for Linux (note that I have not got Java installed). They are using Java for an interactive map as part of the results when you do a search. Since DHTML would really struggle to offer similar functionality I think this is fair

Re: CARS.COM - blocking bad browsers

In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], flacco [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Now it's gone that extra step: banning what it calls broken browsers. WFM, FizzillaCFM 2001110908 -- Henri Sivonen [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.clinet.fi/~henris/

Re: CARS.COM - blocking bad browsers

Geraint Edwards wrote: I have no problems accessing the main site using Moz 0.9.5 for Linux (note that I have not got Java installed). They are using Java for an interactive map as part of the results when you do a search. Since DHTML would really struggle to offer similar

Re: CARS.COM - blocking bad browsers

And it came to pass that flacco wrote: CARS.COM had already limited its usefulness by using Java in its primary interface. Now it's gone that extra step: banning what it calls broken browsers. Hm. Works fine here. -- }:-) Christopher Jahn {:-( Dionysian Reveler 'Coz

Re: CARS.COM - blocking bad browsers

Hm. Works fine here. Given the reports of success here I took another look. Seems it fails only when I connect through my proxy (junkbuster + squid on a separate box).

Re: CARS.COM - blocking bad browsers

In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], flacco [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Seems it fails only when I connect through my proxy (junkbuster There are a few Bugzilla entires on junkbuster incompatibilitites. Try reverting to HTTP 1.0 (in the debug prefs) or using a proxy that supports HTTP 1.1. --

Re: CARS.COM - blocking bad browsers

flacco wrote: CARS.COM had already limited its usefulness by using Java in its primary interface. Now it's gone that extra step: banning what it calls broken browsers. So, Mozilla users - stop by and clue them in on the business they're turning away by being lazy and discriminatory.