See the new post 01-08-24 15:54, it tells all about this and even adds a
link to a sidebar that makes the change on-the-fly ! ;)
Michael A. Koenecke wrote:
>I was glad to read the following post, because I have a problem with a
>particular site:
>
>[begin quote]
>Subject: Re: compatibility
>From: jesus X <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Newsgroups: netscape.public.mozilla.general
>
>[snip]
>
>Second, yes, you can spoof the user-agent string. Shut down Mozilla
>completely, and add this line to your prefs.js file:
>
>user_pref("general.useragent.override", "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE
>5.5; Windows 98");
>
>Now this will make EVERYONE thing your browser is IE5.5 on Windows 98.
>Someday you'll probably want to remove this line from your prefs.js file
>eventually so that servers know what browser you're REALLY using.
>Hopefully you'll just use this until your bank cleans up their act.
>[end quote]
>
>Trouble is, it doesn't appear to work. I added that line to my prefs.js
>file, restarted Mozilla, and accessed the following site:
>
>http://www.texasbarcle.com/
>
>I get a message saying my browser isn't supported. Any tips?
>
