Yes I remember reading about this some time ago. Of course I am short on specifics, but IIRC those were some sort of signature put in by ISPs who were bundling IE, and the id transmitted only configuration info but not specific user details.
> From: Stephen Adkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2001 12:13:48 -0500 > To: Joe Breeden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Doing Authorization using mod_perl from a programmers perspective > > Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 5.0; Windows > 95)::ELNSB50::000081100320025802f90178000000000505000b00000000 > > This indicates to me that some vendors who distribute MSIE 5.0 > on their PC's include some sort of ID in the HTTP_USER_AGENT > that the browser reports. (!?!) (privacy advocates beware!)
