I bet that Java is crashing on you. The thing is that the Java plugin for Linux doesn't like it when it finds out that its running on Windows (bcos it looks at the UA string). The way out would be to use Illsley's UA toolbar or bclary's script after starting Mozilla but revert back to the original (non Windows) UA before quitting.
http://mozilla-evangelism.bclary.com/ua/ http://www.illsley.org/useragent.shtml Pratik On 10/26/01 04:48 AM, Scott Bradford wrote: > I can no longer launch Mozilla once I add theat string to my prefs.js, > and am trying to do this on Linux. removing it again allows be to open > the browser but still no MSN.... no I don't like their site (I don't > trust it) but I'd like to figure out this fake useragent string anyhow > for other reasons. > does it have to be different on Linux vs Windows? > > > Nigel L wrote: > > > Nigel L says: > > I just added exactly what GE suggests, and I still get the lock-out > > message. > > > > Geraint Edwards wrote: > > I just tried adding > > > > user_pref("general.useragent.override","Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE > > 5.5; Windows 98)"); > > > > to my prefs.js file and the accessed msn.com > > > > A quick glance suggests some minor formatting problems (e.g. blank space > > in middle of front page and some sloppy link hover effects. Otherwise > > it seems fine to me. Note that the Javascript console shows no errors! > > > > Geraint > > > > > > > > >
