Re: Distribution of user skills

From	Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca>
Newsgroups	comp.misc
Subject	Re: Distribution of user skills
Date	2016-12-07 14:53 -0500
Organization	National Capital Freenet, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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On Wed, 7 Dec 2016, Mike Spencer wrote:

>
> Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> writes:
>
>> I didn't think my browser was "old" but for the first time with a graphic
>> browser, I'm hitting the wall.  I'm not getting into some sites that
>> require logging in (hence more secure), gmail is giving me trouble, my
>> bank account doesn't respond, I can't log into my account at Canada's Big
>> Book Chain.  And that's just happened at some point in the summer, it was
>> fine in the spring.  So I have to get around to instlaling the latest
>> slackware on the new refurbished computer.
>
> FWIW, the Firefox that came with Slackware 14.1 fails to render the
> page properly on the only site I care about that depends on all  the
> clever moderny js, markup innovations and other bloat.
>
> Mostly I use Netscape 4.76 or FF 2.0 where NN fails. I don't do
> Amazon, FB or any similar but FF 2.0 is beginning to fail on what
> should be simple sites because they enforce HTTPS and reject older
> encryption protocols.
>
I think in the examples I gave, it was about security, it was a sharp 
point when things stopped.

But gmail has for a long time told me my browser is "no longer supported" 
and just the other day they reverted me to "basic html" as a result.

   Michael

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Distribution of user skills RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2016-12-06 07:00 -0500
  Re: Distribution of user skills Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-12-06 12:44 +0000
    Re: Distribution of user skills Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2016-12-06 12:52 +0000
      Re: Distribution of user skills Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2016-12-06 10:04 -0500
      Re: Distribution of user skills Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2016-12-06 18:39 -0400
      Re: Distribution of user skills Adrian Caspersz <email@here.invalid> - 2016-12-07 11:35 +0000
  Re: Distribution of user skills Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2016-12-06 18:23 -0400
    Re: Distribution of user skills Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2016-12-06 22:26 +0000
      Re: Distribution of user skills Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2016-12-06 22:46 +0000
        Re: Distribution of user skills Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2016-12-07 03:06 -0400
          Re: Distribution of user skills Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2016-12-07 11:00 +0000
            Re: Distribution of user skills Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-12-07 15:52 +0000
          Re: Distribution of user skills Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2016-12-07 11:57 -0500
            Re: Distribution of user skills Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2016-12-07 14:01 -0400
              Re: Distribution of user skills Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2016-12-07 14:53 -0500
            Re: Distribution of user skills Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2016-12-07 23:36 +0000
          Re: Distribution of user skills Jerry Peters <jerry@example.invalid> - 2016-12-07 21:13 +0000
            Re: Distribution of user skills "Kerr Mudd-John" <admin@127.0.0.1> - 2016-12-08 12:12 +0000
              Re: Distribution of user skills Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2016-12-08 12:16 +0000
      Re: Distribution of user skills Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2016-12-07 02:53 -0400
        Re: Distribution of user skills Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2016-12-07 11:05 +0000
          Re: Distribution of user skills Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2016-12-07 16:12 -0400
            Re: Distribution of user skills Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-12-07 21:20 +0000
              Re: Distribution of user skills Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2016-12-08 15:02 -0400
            Re: Distribution of user skills Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2016-12-07 23:31 +0000
            Re: Distribution of user skills Kees Nuyt <k.nuyt@nospam.demon.nl> - 2016-12-08 10:42 +0100
              Re: Distribution of user skills Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2016-12-08 15:27 -0400
                Re: Distribution of user skills "Kerr Mudd-John" <admin@127.0.0.1> - 2016-12-08 21:00 +0000
                Re: Distribution of user skills Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2016-12-09 03:22 -0400
                Re: Distribution of user skills Adrian Caspersz <email@here.invalid> - 2016-12-09 09:53 +0000
                Re: Distribution of user skills Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2016-12-10 04:00 -0400
                Re: Distribution of user skills Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2016-12-10 22:34 -0500
  Re: Distribution of user skills Sylvia Else <sylvia@not.at.this.address> - 2016-12-07 12:52 +1100
    Re: Distribution of user skills "Andy K." <andy.k466@gmail.com> - 2016-12-07 08:26 +0100
      Re: Distribution of user skills Adrian Caspersz <email@here.invalid> - 2016-12-07 11:40 +0000
        Re: Distribution of user skills Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-12-07 20:32 +0000

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