Fwd: US Department of State and Linux

Interesting. I use Galeon as my main browser anymore. Most of the sites
work. I opened the first 2 pages of the link below.

pete

On Tue, 2002-08-13 at 18:29, Bob George wrote:
> >From the Toronto LUG list, something possibly of interest. Note that there
> is a workaround: Konqueror works if you do Tools->Change Browser
> Identification->(Windows whatever version) However, NS4 under Linux did NOT
> work for me, and I'm sure many other users are likewise stranded.
>
> So who would you complain to about this sort of issue?
>
> I suspect this is part of a larger Microsoft conspiracy to ensure that only
> Windows users make it into the country. :)
>
> - Bob
>
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> Subject: : US Department of State and Linux
> From: Zbigniew J Koziol <zkoziol@is.dal.ca>
> Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2002 17:34:56 -0700
>
> It is probably not a bad idea informing about these who discriminate Linux
> users?
>
> This time this is not a Canadian institution. A friend of mine asked for
> help
> with requesting an application for visa to USA. This sort of application
> request can be done from http://www.nvars.com/ . And what happens when I
> click "continue" at the bottom of the page there?
>
> "The US Embassy Visa Appointment Reservation System is currently not
> supported by your browser. Click one of the links bellow in order to
> download and install a supported version of one of the following browsers:
> Microsoft Internet Explorer Netscape Browser"
>
> These ignorants did not care to check that I do use a Netscape browser.
> Simply, I use it from Linux. The same problem was when I did use konqueror.
> Now, I have a problem: you may lough or not but I do NOT use windows... How
> am I supposed to order documents from them?
>
> I would be glad to send them some sort of protest letter if anybody around
> cared to prepare a nice one in good English.
>
> zb.
>

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