On 17.07.02 22:43, Ben Bucksch Replied As Follows: --- Original Message ---
> Jay Garcia wrote: > >>Maybe Ben will give us an explanation of the difference between X-Mailer >>and User_Agent and why it either cannot be displayed or the reasons why >>one is and the other isn't ........ >> > Didn't I already? The pref was to see, right here on the n.p.mozilla.* > newsgroups and in Mozilla development email, who of the developers (esp. > Netscapers) use Mozilla/Netscape (and which version). This originates at > the "dogfood" initiative. > > As Mozilla used User-Agent only, that's what is being displayed. > > Yes, you could display both or either, but it's a hidden pref only > anyways, and any addition supposedly makes the code slower (at least > that's what mscott said). > > I'm basically interested in just what the difference is between x-mailer and user_agent, if any, and why one would choose to display one over the other. And yes, I understand that user_agent is not a "standard", was just poor wording on my part in the previous reply. -- Jay Garcia - Netscape Champion Novell MCNE-5/CNI-Networking Technologies-OSI UFAQ - http://www.UFAQ.org ** Post To Group ONLY, do NOT email **
