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Re: Yet another appeal for browser sniffing

From Bwig Zomberi <zomberiMAPSONNOSPAM@gmail.invalid>
Newsgroups comp.lang.javascript
Subject Re: Yet another appeal for browser sniffing
Date 2011-11-03 10:14 +0530
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David Mark wrote:
> Here's hoping that other developers do not read this latest defense of
> UA sniffing.

I use Naviscope to hide my useragent. Some websites will not allow me to 
post comments because the spam-control logic thinks that an empty 
useragent string is an indicator of a spam bot.

Browser sniffing is not easy and the code can be very voluminous.
http://www.vsubhash.com/article.asp?id=108&info=Really_Ultimate_Client_Sniffer_JavaScript


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Bwig Zomberi

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Yet another appeal for browser sniffing David Mark <dmark.cinsoft@gmail.com> - 2011-11-01 04:42 -0700
  Re: Yet another appeal for browser sniffing Eric Bednarz <bednarz@fahr-zur-hoelle.org> - 2011-11-01 22:10 +0100
    Re: Yet another appeal for browser sniffing Andrew Poulos <ap_prog@hotmail.com> - 2011-11-02 08:40 +1100
      Re: Yet another appeal for browser sniffing Eric Bednarz <bednarz@fahr-zur-hoelle.org> - 2011-11-02 11:40 +0100
  Re: Yet another appeal for browser sniffing "S.T." <anon@anon.com> - 2011-11-01 16:28 -0700
    Re: Yet another appeal for browser sniffing Andrew Poulos <ap_prog@hotmail.com> - 2011-11-02 11:39 +1100
    Re: Yet another appeal for browser sniffing David Mark <dmark.cinsoft@gmail.com> - 2011-11-03 07:44 -0700
  Re: Yet another appeal for browser sniffing Bwig Zomberi <zomberiMAPSONNOSPAM@gmail.invalid> - 2011-11-03 10:14 +0530
    Re: Yet another appeal for browser sniffing David Mark <dmark.cinsoft@gmail.com> - 2011-11-03 07:39 -0700

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