On 16/10/2015 1:34 AM, NFN Smith wrote:
Daniel wrote:
>for spoofing not only the browser ID, but the platform. I keep an
>archive of downloadable software for troubleshooting work, and that
>includes some Mac content. Some sites that offer both Windows and Mac
>versions are aggressive in trying to figure out the platform by
sniffing
>the UA string. Thus, if I want to get a Mac download in Windows (or
>Linux), I have to spoof that the platform is Mac.
Smithy, do you then use the Mac software in a Virtual Machine or some
such on your Windows/Linux physical machine??
I don't use Mac stuff at all, at least on my own machines, because I
don't own a Mac. My purpose is to have a collection of Mac stuff
available, when I'm doing support work on a Mac.
Thus, I keep a fairly sizable archive of downloaded stuff on an external
hard drive. The majority is Windows (including a collection of portable
apps), but I also have some Mac stuff, and I carry a number of Linux
ISOs, both full distros, and troubleshooting things like Ultimate Boot
CD, Trinity Rescue CD, etc. I also include the bulk of Microsoft updates
through WSUS.
With this one, it allows me to work nearly entirely off-line. Sometimes,
that's a matter of convenience, when I'm working in a place where a
wi-fi isn't easily available, but I occasionally do support work at
conferences in remote places, where Internet connectivity is barely
above dial-up -- enough for checking email, or light-grade web browsing,
but not enough for doing multi GB of software downloads.
Now that Microsoft includes antivirus with a base install of Windows,
it's not as important, but this approach allows me to deploy a new
installation that is fully updated on Windows, security tools and
applications before it ever touches the Internet.
Smith
Thanks for responding, Smithy, especially as my post has been removed
from the m.s.seamonkey group on the moz server ... presumably because it
should have gone to moz.gen!! Sorry!
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Daniel
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