This should get you where you want to go. if (navigator.userAgent.indexOf("MSIE 6") != -1) Ie6 = true; OR go to http://fargo.itp.tsoa.nyu.edu/~arf213/CGI/Class3.shtml with IE6 for the full HTTP_USER_AGENT string HTH, Lon ----- Original Message ----- From: "the head lemur" <headlemur at qwest.net> To: "!Evolt" <thelist at lists.evolt.org> Sent: Friday, June 15, 2001 9:24 PM Subject: [thelist] looking for IE Identity string > I am looking for the browser ID string for IE 6 for a javascript redirect. > > > > Stolen from http://www.scottandrew.com > > He is a Netscape guy and one hell of a coder in anybodys ballpark. > > this function kills all IE versions. I would like to just exclude IE6 > > > if (navigator.userAgent.indexOf("MSIE") > -1) { > location.replace("get_lost.html"); > } > > I will be using it for this; > http://www.lemurzone.com/ie6.htm > > Yes I know all the reasons not to do this, but I am drawing the line here. > > tip forthcoming > > the head lemur > Web Standards > http://www.webstandards.org > Evolt.org > http://www.evolt.org > Lemurzone > http://www.lemurzone.com > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------- > For unsubscribe and other options, including > the Tip Harvester and archive of TheList go to: > http://lists.evolt.org Workers of the Web, evolt !