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chancho

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From: Hong Kong

Registered: 2006-07-14

Posts: 114

[SOLVED] firefox as mozilla

i need to go some websites which only allow browser to be "IE" or "firefox" but not moziila. although i am using the updated firefox, it is seen as mozilla with version 1.9.1.1.  is there anyway to set the browser to report itself as firefox ?

Last edited by chancho (2009-07-28 03:09:16)

ngoonee

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Re: [SOLVED] firefox as mozilla

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/59

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Wintervenom

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Re: [SOLVED] firefox as mozilla

You will either need to change the branding or use a user-agent switcher, which someone nicely posted the link to while I was typing this. 

Last edited by Wintervenom (2009-07-28 01:00:07)

sand_man

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Registered: 2008-06-10

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Re: [SOLVED] firefox as mozilla

Why do some websites do that? It's such a Microsoft thing to do.

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ngoonee

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Re: [SOLVED] firefox as mozilla

Because they only test on IE and Firefox? Web devs target the largest market segment, basically, and most web designers I know would rather the page doesn't load than have it load wrong and have THEIR design messed up.

Anyway, to the OP, if your question is solved, please edit your first post and add [solved] to the title.

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chancho

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From: Hong Kong

Registered: 2006-07-14

Posts: 114

Re: [SOLVED] firefox as mozilla

yes, i guss the problem is fixed (from my side). i install the add-on and switch to firefox 2.0 (vista). now i can enter the web page.

sand_man

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Registered: 2008-06-10

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Re: [SOLVED] firefox as mozilla

Because they only test on IE and Firefox? Web devs target the largest market segment, basically, and most web designers I know would rather the page doesn't load than have it load wrong and have THEIR design messed up.

Anyway, to the OP, if your question is solved, please edit your first post and add [solved] to the title.

I take it you're a web designer then?

I stand by what I said.

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