Uncle Meat,
You don't use Junkbuster, do you?
Junkbuster *will* give a 'fake' browser identity unless told otherwise.
(That's a feature, not a bug.)
Regards
Gustav
Bret Hughes wrote:
>
> Uncle Meat wrote:
>
> > I have a linux box I'm using to share internet access with a MAC. I just
> > ran into a problem that I'm either not thinking clearly enough to see the
> > solution to, or I haven't run across the solution to it.
> >
> > My wife accessed the internet tonight, followed some links, then came to a
> > page that refused access. It said she needs MSIE4.0/NS Navigator 4.06 or
> > newer for MAC. She has NS Communicator 4.74.
> >
> > It displayed what it was receiving, which basically was something like:
> >
> > MOZILLA (X11; I; LINUX 2.0.36; I586)
> >
> > Now, that fits what the machine I use has installed (actually, I'm also
> > over the top of what they state; I'm sure it was that they use some
> > mindless M$ software to do the website and have no idea it blocks people).
> >
> > Anyway, my question is, is it possible to pass on her browser identity
> > without sutting down masquerading? Something like an ipchains rule or
> > something?
> >
> > I already wrote an email to the site telling them what I doubt they know.
> > But, I wanted to try to fix it on this end in case they're totally clueless
> > about what their software does.
> >
>
> I doubt seriously that masquerading is changing the browser information passed
> to the website. here is a site that shows the browser information
>
> http://javascript.internet.com/user-details/browser-info.html
>
> my wife's machine shows windows and mine shows linux (netscape on both)
>
> Sounds like the site is bad screwy.
>
> HTH
>
> Bret
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