On Saturday 11 October 2003 10:24 am, Eric Huff wrote: > > Honestly, maybe I don't hang out in the right places or something, > > but my wife and I do almost everything online using Mozilla and > > Galeon and hardly ever run into this problem. It's been at least a > > year since the last time I had to show her how to spoof a browser > > ID with Konqueror. > > It still happens. There are a couple sites (which i can't remember > now) i need that does, and people on newbie mention it every so > often. I always send them a letter asking to remove such a useless > requirement... > > eric
A recent experience: During dinner a week or so back, SheThatIs decreed that the purchase and installation of a new mailbox and post was essential to my continued happiness. There are two major sources for such purchases in this neck of the woods -- Lowe's and Home Depot. Wanting to eliminate schlepping between the two stores, I decided to visit to each company's web site to compare their offerings. Fired up Konq, went to Lowe's, and saw what they had. Next stop, Home Depot. Oops! Some nitwit has decided that since I would not be able to enjoy the full benefits of their site because I was not running either Netscape 4.0 or IE 4.0; further access was denied. The next morning I dropped about $150 at Lowe's for the mailbox, mailbox post, and some other stuff. Yes, I could reconfigure to Konq to get past Home Depot's barrier, but why the hell should I? They are the ones trying to sell something to me. And yes, I thought about sending them a nastygram, but that was not in the list of options. (Remember when every website had a Contact Webmaster link?) Then too, would anyone who considers Netscape 4.0 and IE 4.0 to be the latest and greatest understand my complaint? The idiot must still think it's 1997. -- cmg
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