[Gllug] Marks and Sparks

[Edward Tandi]

On Fri, 2003-02-21 at 14:18, Roger Whittaker wrote:
> Could others please test this: I tried to go in with konqueror identifying
> itself as IE and failed.

FYI, Opera 7 (linux beta) identifying itself as MSIE 6.0 works.

Ed-T.


> On Fri, 21 Feb 2003, David Damerell wrote:
> 
> > On Friday, 21 Feb 2003, Roger Whittaker wrote:
> > [from M&S]
> > >I do appreciate that it is frustrating to be denied access to a site purely
> > >on the basis of the browser application you have selected and can assure you
> > >that the decision to take such action was made for valid reasons.  As a
> > >retailer, Marks & Spencer has a vested interest in solving these issues and
> > >we will strive to do so to the satisfaction of our users.
> >
> > I suggest you verify that the banned browsers work if one manages to
> > subvert the User-Agent: and then point out that these "valid reasons"
> > are a pack of lies. Diplomatically, though. :-)
> >
> >
> 
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> 
> Roger Whittaker
> SuSE Linux Ltd
> Appleton House
> 139 King Street
> Hammersmith
> W6 9JG
> 
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>   020 8846 3923
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>  roger at suse.co.uk
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