On 8/30/2016 7:01 AM, Ed Mullen wrote:
> On 8/30/2016 at 9:35 AM, JAS's prodigious digits fired off:
>> Ed Mullen wrote:
>>> On 6/29/2016 at 2:13 PM, Mark B's prodigious digits fired off:
>>>> J. Weaver Jr. wrote:
>>>>> Mark B wrote:
>>>>>> Chase Bank recently updated their websites, and now they won't allow
>>>>>> access using SeaMonkey. They say "You need to upgrade your browser to
>>>>>> access your accounts and statements. Download a new version of your
>>>>>> favorite browser here:
>>>>>> Internet Explorer > (download the latest version.)
>>>>>> Firefox > (download the latest version)
>>>>>> Chrome > (download the lastest version)
>>>>>> Safari >"
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I have been using SM for years to access Chase. Not about to use
>>>>>> another browser just to do it their way.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Call Chase Online services (877) 260-2178 and file a complaint. The
>>>>>> first person you talk to can't do anything, so ask to escalate the
>>>>>> complaint. I told them it was their problem, and gave them the user
>>>>>> agent string: (Help/About SM) User agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1;
>>>>>> WOW64; rv:43.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/43.0 SeaMonkey/2.40.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If enough people complain, they might do something about it other than
>>>>>> say "We don't support SM." To which the reply should be "I don't
>>>>>> support you."
>>>>>
>>>>> Solved that problem here by adding this preference to "about:config":
>>>>>
>>>>> general.useragent.override.chase.com
>>>>>
>>>>> (type "string") with the following value:
>>>>>
>>>>> Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; rv:43.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/43.0
>>>>>
>>>>> Yes, it'll have to be updated manually as SM advances, but WORKS4ME.
>>>>> -JW
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for that. It does work, but a PITA to remember every time SM
>>>> updates.
>>>
>>> If you put it in a user.js file it will carry over to an update.
>>>
>>>
>> It does not work for me using Windows XP and Seamonkey 2.40, any ideas??
>> JAS
>>
>
> The full syntax is:
>
> user_pref("general.useragent.override.chase.com", "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows
> NT 6.1; rv:43.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/43.0");
>
NOTE WELL: The semi-colon (;) at the end is mandatory. Also, I found
that it helps if entries in user.js are alphabetized by the names of the
preference variables; if this is not a SeaMonkey issue, it is at least a
human issue.
--
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