On 1/25/2018 3:44 AM, Daniel wrote: > David E. Ross wrote: >> On 1/24/2018 7:51 PM, Daniel wrote: >>> Frank-Rainer Grahl wrote: >>>> 2.49.1 is based on ESR 52.4 >>>> 2.49.2 should (hopefully) arrive in the next 2-3 weeks and will be based >>>> on 52.6 >>>> >>>> Firefox does not show minor version numbers in its UA string. >>>> >>>> 52.5.3 ESR: >>>> Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; Win64; x64; rv:52.0) Gecko/20100101 >>>> Firefox/52.0 >>>> >>>> 2.49.2 x 64 local build: >>>> Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; Win64; x64; rv:52.0) Gecko/20100101 >>>> Firefox/52.0 SeaMonkey/2.49.2 >>>> >>>> As you can see almost identical but as usual google and others will do >>>> incorrect user agent sniffing. >>>> >>>> FRG >>> >>> That's interesting!! Being a long term SM user, it has always intrigued >>> me why the Gecko number has not been updated in yonks (20100101)... but >>> now I see that probably stems from FF, which also doesn't seem to update >>> its Gecko release date!! >>> >>> Presumably the Gecko engine *HAS* actually been updated!! ;-P >>> >> >> Not updating the version date for Gecko in the user agent string is part >> of Mozilla's plan to obscure user characteristics. Web servers sniffing >> user data supposedly find it harder to track individual users. See bug >> #1329996 at <https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1329996>. >> >> I prefer relying on the Secret Agent extension from >> <https://www.dephormation.org.uk/index.php?page=81>. >> > Then one would have to wonder what use it is to have the Gecko version > with-in the User-Agent string at all!! ;-( >
Some Web servers insist on sniffing the user agent string and expect some kind of date for Gecko. Mozilla-based browsers fail to work on such Web sites unless there is a date field. -- David E. Ross <http://www.rossde.com/> President Trump: Please stop using Twitter. We need to hear your voice and see you talking. We need to know when your message is really your own and not your attorney's. _______________________________________________ support-seamonkey mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
