Peter's problems with the ABC site are a bit similar to my experiences, although I don't log in to it. It just ignores certain things I do with Safari, such as make comments or answer a poll question. If I want to do those things, I use Firefox. I have written to the ABC about it several times, to no avail.
Pat On 17/10/2013, at 7:58 AM, Peter Hinchliffe <hinch...@multiline.com.au> wrote: > > On 17/10/2013, at 6:55 AM, Curtis Peter <pe...@augold.com.au> wrote: > >> Hi Ronni >> I have no proxies selected. >> I don't have 'Block pop-up windows selected >> I only have two Extensions, Click to Flash and 1Password. >> One of the sites is as below >> >> http://www2b.abc.net.au/communities/asp/nocookies.asp?proceed=y&gobacktitle=Login >> >> I then get the message, see below. >> >> Kind regards >> >> Peter >> > > Wow. Just WOW! They provide instructions for only Internet Explorer and > Netscape Navigator?? I note the revision date on this helpful page is set at > 2006. Given this degree of attention to detail, it's highly likely that the > code behind the site is just as dated, and is checking only for these > browsers and rejecting all others (just a guess, but it seems a likely > possibility). > > Do you have your Debug Menu turned on in Safari? If not, you can do this in > Safari 6 by going to Safari > Preferences and clicking on Advanced. Click the > Checkbox at the bottom of the window labelled "Show Develop menu in menu > bar". You will now have a new Menu item, "Develop". > > From the Develop menu, choose User Agent and select one of the Internet > Explorer versions (the earlier the better, unless the site coding is checking > specifically for version 6 or earlier since the menu choices only go back to > version 7). Note that Netscape Navigator is not even an available option, > having largely disappeared from the internet landscape when this web page was > written, but you could try one of its grand children in one the Firefox > versions. > > Having selected Internet Explorer, try loading the page again. If everything > starts to work, then my theory is correct. If not - it's back to the drawing > board, sorry. Looks like Parallels running Windows XP might be the only way > forward... :-( > > Peter Hinchliffe Apwin Computer Services > FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer > Perth, Western Australia > Phone (618) 9332 6482 Mob 0403 046 948 > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to. > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
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