[Gllug] OT: Online Natwest banking

[Simon Stewart]

On Thu, Sep 05, 2002 at 10:58:49AM +0100, Tim Gray wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Last night while browsing mozdev.org I came across Uabar, you can use it
> to spoof your User Agent string. Take a look at http://uabar.mozdev.org/
> Argos.co.uk works fine with it, so did NatWest - on a quick inspection.

Have completely given up on Natwest. It's too late for them to get a
clue, and they've not even done that yet. Spoofing your UA string is a
Bad Thing because it simply inflates the number of apparent IE users
(unless you happen to have spoofed a different UA string) further
reducing the incentive of web developers to Do The Right Thing.

The correct thing to do is to get in contact with the bank and
complain. And then move to a different bank and close your account
with your current provider. They hate it when you leave for entirely
preventable reason. Will it really make a difference? Every journey,
single step, blah, blah, blah.

Cheers,

Simon

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