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    I have changed my user agent but a site still says to update my browser.

    I thought the user agent was the only identifier ...
    If Australia is a democracy why, then, is voting compulsory?

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    Java version...first guess =)

    ..also, do not assume the remote site script, is rejecting based on browser version...ie; there are many sites out there that parse the user agent string, grep 'linux' for instance, and hoist the update browser message (regardless if it's a browser that -does- comply).....ewetood does this -all-the-time- to me on debian, when I go into the 'studio' tab/upload a vid.....I just ignore it, this version of FF works fine, out of date or not...

    Which OS/browser you using?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Guiseppe View Post
    I have changed my user agent but a site still says to update my browser.

    I thought the user agent was the only identifier ...
    There are many ways for sites to detect that you are spoofing the user agent.

    Here is a nice summary to get you started about what you reveal:


    You can run but you can't hide

    I get outdated browser all the time, even with the latest updates that are available to me.
    Probably because I don't use Google Chrome, which then shows as recommended by the sites.
    If it really doesn't work then that site was not for me, there are so many billions of others trying to sell me shyte.
    Last edited by Uncle Fester; 25-02-22 at 02:49 PM.
    Update: A deletion of features that work well and ain't broke but are deemed outdated in order to add things that are up to date and broken.
    Compatibility: A word soon to be deleted from our dictionaries as it is outdated.
    Humans: Entities that are not only outdated but broken... AI-self-learning-update-error...terminate...terminate...

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    Quote Originally Posted by wotnot View Post
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    Which OS/browser you using?
    Puppy linux - seamonkey 2.48

    It is a site that I would like to visit now and then so it is no real loss if it doesn't load.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Guiseppe View Post
    Puppy linux - seamonkey 2.48

    It is a site that I would like to visit now and then so it is no real loss if it doesn't load.
    Hmm...m'kay, first words are a picture ;



    ...ergo, the security implications outweigh the browser identification woes by several fold -- latest version of seamonkey is 2.53.10.2 ()

    Big fat warning before I type further -
    seamonkey uses the mozilla core engine, and as such stores all it's bookmarks/history/temp-files in the same directory (~/.mozilla) as Firefox or any other mozilla based browser will use, so if you do something like I explain below, this directory will get trashed =) I know, experience is big...so it's safest to backup your ~/.mozilla directory *before* thinking about running a local (based in $HOMEDIR) browser, if you want to be able to revert any changes...

    What you can do, is download the standalone linux binary set for firefox --- ..but YMMV depending on what libraries are available for your distro.

    I won't babble on about the pros/cons of a 'local' browser install, as the webpage does a good job, but a lot of debian users years ago did it like this, because the debian browser builds were always dated/not current...and so the only 'real' way to have the most current browser, was DIY...

    I suppose the other alternative would be Chrome, but for 'current' you're likely trapped by the age of your linux distro;


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    Quote Originally Posted by wotnot View Post

    (a)


    (b) I suppose the other alternative would be Chrome, but for 'current' you're likely trapped by the age of your linux distro;
    (a) Just about every browser, for about 20 years, has that type of warning. Did anyone call, "Wolf"?

    (b) No thanks.

    As an aside the beauty of Puppy is that all user settings are contained in a "save file". Simply save this file and if/when something is trashed a couple of key clicks later up and running again - brilliant!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Guiseppe View Post
    (a) Just about every browser, for about 20 years, has that type of warning. Did anyone call, "Wolf"?
    Show me where?.... -->>

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    Scroll down on that site to "Old and Unofficial Releases" and click on any version you like ...
    If Australia is a democracy why, then, is voting compulsory?

    "What has changed between the arrival of the First Fleet and today?"
    "Wearing leg irons is now not required."

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