On Thu, May 26, 2011 at 21:28, Dotan Cohen <[email protected]> wrote:
> 2011/5/26 Uri Even-Chen <[email protected]>: > > Hi people, > > I recently had to pay taxes to the tax authorities in Israel (income > tax). I > > think it's amazing that the tax authorities website supports only MSIE. I > > called their support and asked, they said they don't support Google > Chrome > > or Firefox - only MSIE. I'm using Google Chrome and Firefox with all > other > > websites, including my bank, but only with the tax authorities website I > > have to use MSIE. I have a bug/virus in MSIE and it took me more than an > > hour and I tried at least 6 times with 2 computers and 3 people on their > > support until I could pay my taxes. Shame on them! Maybe the Israeli > > Internet association should do something about it (revoke their .gov > > domain!)... > > I encourage you to write to them and ask. If the site requires any > particular proprietary software to work then it certainly is not a > website. Simply tranfering information via tcp/ip on port 80 does not > make the communication a website. > > I don't have the energy for this fighting windmills. What are the chances that they change it because of me? I already said it verbally to their support team, but I don't have the energy to write them a letter. And also the Israeli Internet association. They know how to be active about issues that matter to them. I guess this issue doesn't matter to them. I think it's a shame on the government, and if I had more energy I might have refused to pay taxes until this issue is fixed. But I use Windows (we actually have two computers with Windows at home), and I can use MSIE if I want to, and eventually it worked. So I paid my taxes. By the way, I don't know what kind of spyware/virus I have, that my MSIE opens with new websites all the time, although I'm using Google Chrome. I think I will try NOD anti virus to check if I have a virus (currently I'm using the free and open source Clamwin). Any suggestion for free software to eliminate this virus? Uri Even-Chen Mobile Phone: +972-50-9007559 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.speedy.net/
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