Hello "Datatude", *,
what is your real name, btw? It is some kind of netiquette to submit 
your real name via mail client ... ;)

Am Monday 16 March 2009 11:12:55 schrieb Datatude:
> On 02-26-2009 1:23 AM, Thomas Hackert wrote:
> > for some reason - JS gets this information
> > wrong. I am using a Germanophone IceWeasel (a.k.a. Firefox)
> > under Debian with preferred languages de-DE, de, en-GB and
> > loads of others. Interestingly I would get the RPMs, if I click
> > on the "Developer Build..." link ... :(
> > I am neither use a proxy nor any anomizer like TOR ... ;)
>
> I am not familiar with IceWeasel, but if Firefox plug-ins work

IceWeasel is the unbranded Firefox version under Debian ... ;)

> with it try the "User Agent Switcher" add-on. It adds a submenu
> to the Tools menu that allows you to spoof whatever browser you
> need, and then you can switch back to default usual user agent
> string by just choosing it as a menu item. This is much easier
> than editing your profile and having to quit & restart your
> browser.

And if I do not what install another extension to IceWeasel? It is 
reporting "Firefox $version $OS to the server I browse 
normally ... ;)

> I use User Agent Switcher when I wish to spoof a Windows browser
> so that I can download a Win installer for a client, although I
> myself work on Mac. It does not come with Linux UA strings by
> default but you can add any UA string you wish. With a little bit
> of research or help from friends on this list, you can create the
> UA string you need to trick the bouncer.

I do not want to trick the bouncer, just want to use my browser/OS 
combination as usual ... ;)

> User Agent Switcher can be downloaded at
> <https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/59>

Yes, I know this site (as well as the extension). But like mentioned 
above, I think bouncer and/or the OOo site should recognize my 
browser/OS by themselves ... ;)
Thanks for your information anyway and have fun
Thomas.
P.S.: You do not need to CC me, as I have subscribed to this 
ML ... ;)

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