msn.com blocks non-Microsoft browsers

[Tom Achtenberg]

I just tried it again with Mozilla on my Win2K PC and it is still blocked.

-----Original Message-----
From: Matt Alexander [mailto:m@netpro.to]
Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2001 11:08 AM
To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
Subject: Re: msn.com blocks non-Microsoft browsers


I visited the site earlier this morning with Netscape 4.76 and I was
blocked.  I just tried it again and I got through.  Hmmm...  I'm guessing
they saw the same article and quickly "corrected" this problem to avoid
any further bad press.  Konqueror is still blocked, however.
~M

On Thu, 25 Oct 2001, Isaac Sparrow wrote:

> On Thursday 25 October 2001 11:35 am, Richard Ibbotson wrote:
> > Hi
> >
> > > msn.com blocks non-Microsoft browsers:
> >
>
>
> > Don't know if this true
>
> It's true. I'm running Red Hat Linux 7.1 and Mozilla. I went to msn.com to
> see if the report was true and this is the page I got:
>
> Attention: Web Browser Upgrade Required to View MSN.com
>
> If you are seeing this page, we have detected that the browser that you are
> using will not render MSN.com correctly. Additionally, you'll see the most
> advanced functionality of MSN.com only with the latest version of Microsoft
> Internet Explorer or MSN Explorer. If you wish to visit MSN.com, please
> select the appropriate download link below.
>
>     * Internet Explorer for Windows
>     * Internet Explorer for Macintosh
>     * MSN Explorer for Windows
>
> ©2001 Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.  Terms of Use  Advertise
> TRUSTe Approved Privacy Statement  GetNetWise
>
>
>
> > but over here we are constantly told that MS
> > is the only thing that exists.  A good example was the Government
> > gateway site which only allowed access with IE5 or IE4.  It's changed
> > now.  The Minister responsible had a large pile of crap fall on him
> > from all over the place.  There are plenty of other good examples of
> > this in the UK.
> >
> > Reason for sending some mail was that I just saw the Six o'clock BBC
> > TV news.  At 18.23 the entire country heard how only MS can provide
> > software and how no one else can compete.  Pictures of Steve Ballmer
> > making an ass out of himself by wearing a cheap suit and an expensive
> > bowler hat for the cameras whilst swinging a cheap brolly around.
> > Really awful :((   The BBC's FUD campaign always confuses me.  They
> > use a lot of Slackware internally due to high costs and the need to
> > save money.
> >
> > I think the Vogon destructor fleet arrives tomorrow.
> >
> > Thanks
>
>

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