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Default Re: Hotmail & Linux problems?

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Originally Posted by growbag View Post
In fact it seeing as it was the string "SUSE" that caused the problem, maybe we should be looking elsewhere, maybe Linux distros need to simply keep it as the default rather than changing it?

I'm not sure what the Windows version of Firefox has in it's settings, but it would be interesting to find out.
This could be, ... although where is the content of the "user.agent" defined? Is the "user agent" the browser application? or is it the Operating System? Is this a case of Microsoft using their monopolistic position to implement (and try to impose) their own standard for what should go in the "user.agent" field?

Anyway, your point is a good one.

I note on the office PC, with firefox running on winXP, in the about:config:
  • general.useragent.extra.firefox = Firefox/3.0.1
  • general.useragent.local = en-US
  • general.useragent.security = U
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