[thelist] Browser sniffing (Was: Safari details + UA string)

[Peter-Paul Koch]

>>The only valid reason for a server side browser detect is to actually
>>detect which browsers come to your site and to store this information.
>
>Making decisions based on the UA string isn't a good idea, but just as
>you'd fork DOM & CSS based on the UA's capabilities, looking at
>HTTP_ACCEPT is a valid way to determine how to serve documents, IMO.

I'd say 'which documents to serve', but otherwise you're correct. Using
HTTP_ACCEPT is no browser detect, since HTTP_ACCEPT gives exactly the
information you need to make an informed decision about which documents to
serve.

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