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Re: Netrenderer.com to emulate Internet Explorer on a Mac

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In article <barmar-749D26.09431514012015@88-209-239-213.giganet.hu>,
Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> wrote:

> In article <140120151327017800%YourName@YourISP.com>,
>  Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
> 
> > In article <barmar-79AC90.16015013012015@88-209-239-213.giganet.hu>,
> > Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> wrote:
> > > In article <140120150904095929%YourName@YourISP.com>,
> > >  Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
> > > > In article <2015011307565647215-tomevans9890@yahoo.ca>, Tom Evans
> > > > <tomevans9890@yahoo.ca> wrote:
> > > > > 
> > > > > Is Netrenderer (http://www.Netrenderer.com) a good way to emulate 
> > > > > Internet Explorer on a Mac?  I just discovered it while searching 
> > > > > online, but I'm skeptical and suspicious.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Also by searching online, I found that from within Chrome, using an 
> > > > > extension, I'm supposed to be able to emulate I.E. on my Mac.  But
> > > > > the 
> > > > > Test I.E. extension using Browserstack.com costs 40$ per month, and
> > > > > the I.E. Tab.net extension I downloaded and installed is Windoze only.  
> > > > > (The idiots that  wrote the Web site didn't bother to write on the
> > > > > site that the extension was for Windoze only).
> > > > 
> > > > Why do you want Internet Explorer? 
> > > > 
> > > > To quote Luke Skywalker: "What a piece of junk", which is why they
> > > > stopped making a Mac version.
> > > 
> > > If you develop web sites, you need to make sure it works with the 
> > > browsers your users use. Your personal preferences are not very relevant.
> > 
> > The original message doesn't say why they want Internet Explorer. There
> > may be a legitimate reason such as website testing, or there may be a
> > reason which can be gotten around using another, more sensible browser
> > ... that's why I asked.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > > And like it or not, IE still has a sizable user community.
> > 
> > If you build the website properly, then it will work in every sensible
> > web browser, and for the most part even in Internet Explorer as well.
> > The issues start when you try to do fancy, usually unnecessary, things
> > that only work in Internet Explorer (which seems especially prevalent
> > in Government websites!).
> 
> If you do things that only work in IE, you won't have a problem porting 
> to IE! The problem is that IE 8 and older don't support many standard 
> HTML/Javascript/CSS features. So adhering to standards doesn't mean it 
> your site will work properly in IE.

As I said, Internet Explorer is a piece of non-standard junk. Hopefully
the stories of it being killed off do happen and Microsloth grows a
brain and starts sticking to the established standards.

Many websites simply don't bother trying to satisfy all the weird and
wacky problems that occure and have a little banner that says "looks
best in" Chrome, Firefox, or whatever browser.

Even then there are still issues caused by things like font differences
that cause still issues.

The real problem is those idiotic websites that insist on Windoze-only
garbage like .NET to work.

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Netrenderer.com to emulate Internet Explorer on a Mac Tom Evans <tomevans9890@yahoo.ca> - 2015-01-13 07:56 -0800
  Re: Netrenderer.com to emulate Internet Explorer on a Mac nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-01-13 11:07 -0500
    Re: Netrenderer.com to emulate Internet Explorer on a Mac Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2015-01-13 13:13 -0500
      Re: Netrenderer.com to emulate Internet Explorer on a Mac Tom Evans <tomevans9890@yahoo.ca> - 2015-01-13 10:50 -0800
        Re: Netrenderer.com to emulate Internet Explorer on a Mac nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-01-13 13:52 -0500
          Re: Netrenderer.com to emulate Internet Explorer on a Mac android <here@there.was> - 2015-01-13 19:59 +0100
            Re: Netrenderer.com to emulate Internet Explorer on a Mac android <here@there.was> - 2015-01-13 20:02 +0100
              Re: Netrenderer.com to emulate Internet Explorer on a Mac Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-01-14 08:50 +1300
                Re: Netrenderer.com to emulate Internet Explorer on a Mac android <here@there.was> - 2015-01-13 21:07 +0100
                Re: Netrenderer.com to emulate Internet Explorer on a Mac Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-01-14 09:39 +1300
                Re: Netrenderer.com to emulate Internet Explorer on a Mac android <here@there.was> - 2015-01-13 22:37 +0100
                Re: Netrenderer.com to emulate Internet Explorer on a Mac Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-01-14 13:28 +1300
                Re: Netrenderer.com to emulate Internet Explorer on a Mac android <here@there.was> - 2015-01-14 06:05 +0100
                Re: Netrenderer.com to emulate Internet Explorer on a Mac Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-01-14 18:11 +1300
                Re: Netrenderer.com to emulate Internet Explorer on a Mac android <here@there.was> - 2015-01-14 07:17 +0100
                Re: Netrenderer.com to emulate Internet Explorer on a Mac Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-01-14 19:19 +1300
                Re: Netrenderer.com to emulate Internet Explorer on a Mac nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-01-14 12:51 -0500
                Re: Netrenderer.com to emulate Internet Explorer on a Mac android <here@there.was> - 2015-01-15 15:51 +0100
                Re: Netrenderer.com to emulate Internet Explorer on a Mac nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-01-15 10:13 -0500
                Re: Netrenderer.com to emulate Internet Explorer on a Mac android <here@there.was> - 2015-01-15 17:45 +0100
                Re: Netrenderer.com to emulate Internet Explorer on a Mac Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-01-15 17:19 +0000
                Re: Netrenderer.com to emulate Internet Explorer on a Mac android <here@there.was> - 2015-01-15 18:47 +0100
                Re: Netrenderer.com to emulate Internet Explorer on a Mac Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-01-15 17:52 +0000
                Re: Netrenderer.com to emulate Internet Explorer on a Mac Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-01-17 02:31 +0000
                Re: Netrenderer.com to emulate Internet Explorer on a Mac nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-01-15 12:21 -0500
                Re: Netrenderer.com to emulate Internet Explorer on a Mac android <here@there.was> - 2015-01-15 18:47 +0100
                Re: Netrenderer.com to emulate Internet Explorer on a Mac nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-01-15 13:00 -0500
                Re: Netrenderer.com to emulate Internet Explorer on a Mac android <here@there.was> - 2015-01-15 19:16 +0100
                Re: Netrenderer.com to emulate Internet Explorer on a Mac gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2015-01-15 10:47 -0800
                Re: Netrenderer.com to emulate Internet Explorer on a Mac android <here@there.was> - 2015-01-15 20:03 +0100
                Re: Netrenderer.com to emulate Internet Explorer on a Mac nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-01-15 14:04 -0500
                Re: Netrenderer.com to emulate Internet Explorer on a Mac gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2015-01-15 15:05 -0800
                Re: Netrenderer.com to emulate Internet Explorer on a Mac nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-01-15 14:04 -0500
                Re: Netrenderer.com to emulate Internet Explorer on a Mac android <here@there.was> - 2015-01-15 20:13 +0100
                Re: Netrenderer.com to emulate Internet Explorer on a Mac Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-01-15 19:23 +0000
                Re: Netrenderer.com to emulate Internet Explorer on a Mac android <here@there.was> - 2015-01-15 20:30 +0100
                Re: Netrenderer.com to emulate Internet Explorer on a Mac nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-01-15 14:57 -0500
                Re: Netrenderer.com to emulate Internet Explorer on a Mac android <here@there.was> - 2015-01-15 21:13 +0100
                Re: Netrenderer.com to emulate Internet Explorer on a Mac Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-01-17 02:31 +0000
                Re: Netrenderer.com to emulate Internet Explorer on a Mac Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-01-17 02:30 +0000
            Re: Netrenderer.com to emulate Internet Explorer on a Mac nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-01-13 14:03 -0500
              Re: Netrenderer.com to emulate Internet Explorer on a Mac Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-01-13 19:12 +0000
            Re: Netrenderer.com to emulate Internet Explorer on a Mac Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-01-13 19:11 +0000
              Re: Netrenderer.com to emulate Internet Explorer on a Mac android <here@there.was> - 2015-01-13 20:14 +0100
                Re: Netrenderer.com to emulate Internet Explorer on a Mac Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-01-13 19:20 +0000
                Re: Netrenderer.com to emulate Internet Explorer on a Mac android <here@there.was> - 2015-01-13 20:25 +0100
                Re: Netrenderer.com to emulate Internet Explorer on a Mac Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-01-13 19:32 +0000
                Re: Netrenderer.com to emulate Internet Explorer on a Mac android <here@there.was> - 2015-01-13 20:55 +0100
          Re: Netrenderer.com to emulate Internet Explorer on a Mac Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-01-13 19:11 +0000
            Re: Netrenderer.com to emulate Internet Explorer on a Mac Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-01-13 22:16 +0000
              Re: Netrenderer.com to emulate Internet Explorer on a Mac Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-01-13 22:54 +0000
          Re: Netrenderer.com to emulate Internet Explorer on a Mac Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2015-01-13 20:46 +0000
        Re: Netrenderer.com to emulate Internet Explorer on a Mac Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-01-13 19:08 +0000
  Re: Netrenderer.com to emulate Internet Explorer on a Mac Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-01-13 16:46 +0000
    Re: Netrenderer.com to emulate Internet Explorer on a Mac Tom Evans <tomevans9890@yahoo.ca> - 2015-01-13 10:47 -0800
      Re: Netrenderer.com to emulate Internet Explorer on a Mac Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-01-13 19:10 +0000
  Re: Netrenderer.com to emulate Internet Explorer on a Mac dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2015-01-14 06:02 +1100
    Re: Netrenderer.com to emulate Internet Explorer on a Mac android <here@there.was> - 2015-01-13 20:12 +0100
  Re: Netrenderer.com to emulate Internet Explorer on a Mac Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-01-14 09:04 +1300
    Re: Netrenderer.com to emulate Internet Explorer on a Mac Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-01-13 20:13 +0000
    Re: Netrenderer.com to emulate Internet Explorer on a Mac nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-01-13 15:42 -0500
    Re: Netrenderer.com to emulate Internet Explorer on a Mac Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2015-01-13 16:01 -0500
      Re: Netrenderer.com to emulate Internet Explorer on a Mac Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-01-14 13:27 +1300
        Re: Netrenderer.com to emulate Internet Explorer on a Mac Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-01-14 01:10 +0000
        Re: Netrenderer.com to emulate Internet Explorer on a Mac Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2015-01-14 09:43 -0500
          Re: Netrenderer.com to emulate Internet Explorer on a Mac Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-01-15 09:36 +1300
          Re: Netrenderer.com to emulate Internet Explorer on a Mac Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-01-17 02:28 +0000
            Re: Netrenderer.com to emulate Internet Explorer on a Mac nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-01-16 21:49 -0500
              Re: Netrenderer.com to emulate Internet Explorer on a Mac dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2015-01-17 19:04 +1100
            Re: Netrenderer.com to emulate Internet Explorer on a Mac Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-01-17 15:06 +0000
              Re: Netrenderer.com to emulate Internet Explorer on a Mac Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-01-18 02:10 +0000
                Re: Netrenderer.com to emulate Internet Explorer on a Mac Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-01-18 16:17 +0000
    Re: Netrenderer.com to emulate Internet Explorer on a Mac Tom Evans <tomevans9890@yahoo.ca> - 2015-01-13 22:25 -0800
      Re: Netrenderer.com to emulate Internet Explorer on a Mac Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-01-14 14:56 +0000
      Re: Netrenderer.com to emulate Internet Explorer on a Mac Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-01-15 09:31 +1300

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