I share your frustration ;-)
-darin

On Thu, Sep 25, 2008 at 4:39 AM, Bernd Kreuss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:

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> Darin Fisher wrote:
> > This was done for compatibility.  Unfortunately a lot of web sites look
> > for "safari" in the UA string to determine if they should tailor their
> > content for webkit!
>
> All UA strings these days are ridiculous jokes and Chrome just takes
> this to the next level.
>
> I would propose that a proper UA-string should look like this
>
>  <engine>-<version>[/<browser>-<version>]
>
> <better world>
> In real life it could be even more simple and still sufficient for
> ~98.2% of all applications if all UA-Strings would look like this:
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>  internetexploder-[no|yes: <version>]
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> </better world>
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> Someone *must* do the first step out of this nonsense.
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>
> - --
> private communication within hostile networks:
> http://torchat.googlecode.com/
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