Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Fri, 15 Jan 2016 19:28:16 -0600, Dale wrote: > >> I've seen that before. I use that user agent plugin to switch to >> something it likes. Generally, it works. Basically, you tell the >> browser to lie and tell it is a windoze machine with IE and carry on. >> So far, that has always worked for me. > It's better to tell them you're using the Windows version of Firefox or > Chrome. If you send an IE User_agent, some sites will start messing with > ActiveX etc.
That is true but in the cases I used that, it required not only M$ but also IE. Having it set to Firefox or something would be safer as you point out, if IE is not also required. >> By the way, my bank, credit card company and several other sites don't >> support Linux. They still work just fine. It's just that some still >> use flash and flash is sort of sick at the moment. > There's a difference between unsupported and not working. It works but > you won't get far if you try to use their helpdesk. > > True but if it works, I don't need the helpdesk. If it doesn't, then we are really stuck with no options anyway and back where we was at to begin with. ;-) Dale :-) :-) P. S. I think I need a keyboard cleaning. Some keys are stubborn. :/
